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Cephalopholis nigri Niger hind

Cephalopholis nigri is commonly referred to as Niger hind. Difficulty in the aquarium: Animale non indicato per i neofiti. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:
4645 
AphiaID:
279151 
Scientific:
Cephalopholis nigri 
German:
Juwelen-Zackenbarsch 
English:
Niger Hind 
Category:
Cernie 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Cephalopholis (Genus) > nigri (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Günther, ), 1859 
Occurrence:
Ghana, Angola, Cameroon, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé e Principé, Senegal, Sierra Leone, the Canary Islands, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Togo, West Africa 
Size:
7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 71.6 °F (15°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Krill, Living Food, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Shrimps 
Tank:
439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  
Difficulty:
Animale non indicato per i neofiti 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-09-16 19:29:41 

Info

(Günther, 1859)

Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Lobito, Angola, including the Canary Islands (Tenerife).

Biology
Occurs in mud, sand, and rock bottom.
Feed on small fishes and crustaceans.

Cephalopholis nigri is a relatively common species, but is not very abundant through its range.

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Synonymised taxa:
Epinephelus nigri (Günther, 1859)
Petrometopon nigri (Günther, 1859)
Serranus lineo-ocellatus Guichenot, 1861
Serranus nigri Günther, 1859

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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