Opistognathus castelnaui Castelnau

Opistognathus castelnaui is commonly referred to as Castelnau. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3420 

AphiaID:

276444 

Scientific:

Opistognathus castelnaui 

German:

Brunnenbauer 

English:

Castelnau 

Category:

Opistognatidi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Opistognathidae (Family) > Opistognathus (Genus) > castelnaui (Species) 

Initial determination:

Bleeker, 1860 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, China, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South China Sea, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

20 - 100 Meter 

Size:

up to 4.72" (12 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Fish larvae, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Living Food, Lobster eggs, Mosquito larvae, Mysis, Pellets, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

Difficulty:

Solo per acquariofili esperti 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Opistognathus adelus
• Opistognathus afer
• 
  Opistognathus albicaudatus
  Weißschwanz-Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus alleni
• 
  Opistognathus aurifrons
  Goldstirn-Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
• Opistognathus brasiliensis
• Opistognathus brochus
• 
  Opistognathus castelnaui
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus crassus
• Opistognathus cuvierii
• Opistognathus cyanospilotus
• 
  Opistognathus darwiniensis
  Darwin´s Kieferfisch, Darwin´s Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus decorus
• 
  Opistognathus dendriticus
  Dickkopf-Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus dipharus
• Opistognathus elizabethensis
• Opistognathus evermanni
• Opistognathus eximius
• Opistognathus fenmutis
• Opistognathus fossoris
• Opistognathus galapagensis
• 
  Opistognathus gilberti
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus hongkongiensis
• 
  Opistognathus hopkinsi
  Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
• 
  Opistognathus inornatus
  Schwarzer Kieferfisch
• 
  Opistognathus iyonis
  Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
• Opistognathus jacksoniensis
• 
  Opistognathus latitabundus
  Gepunkteter Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus leprocarus
• Opistognathus liturus
• Opistognathus lonchurus
• Opistognathus longinaris
• 
  Opistognathus macrognathus
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus macrolepis
• Opistognathus margaretae
• Opistognathus maxillosus
• Opistognathus megalepis
• Opistognathus melachasme
• Opistognathus mexicanus
• 
  Opistognathus muscatensis
  Muscat Brunnenbauer, Robuster Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus nigromarginatus
  Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
• Opistognathus nothus
• Opistognathus panamaensis
• Opistognathus papuensis
• Opistognathus pardus
• 
  Opistognathus punctatus
  Feingepunkteter Kieferfisch
• 
  Opistognathus randalli
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus reticeps
• Opistognathus reticulatus
• 
  Opistognathus rhomaleus
  Riesen-Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus robinsi
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus rosenbergii
• 
  Opistognathus rosenblatti
  Blaugepunkteter Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus rufilineatus
  Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus scops
  Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus seminudus
  Kieferfisch, Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus signatus
• Opistognathus simus
• Opistognathus smithvanizi
• 
  Opistognathus solorensis
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus stigmosus
• 
  Opistognathus variabilis
  Kieferfisch
• Opistognathus verecundus
• Opistognathus walkeri
• 
  Opistognathus whitehursti
  Brunnenbauer - Kieferfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Opistognathus ctenion
  Brunnenbauer

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-12-08 15:45:11 

Last edit:

2022-09-06 19:24:10 

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