Halophryne diemensis Banded frogfish

Halophryne diemensis is commonly referred to as Banded frogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4842 

AphiaID:

280985 

Scientific:

Halophryne diemensis 

German:

Krötenfisch 

English:

Banded Frogfish 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Halophryne (Genus) > diemensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lesueur, ), 1824 

Occurrence:

Australia, Cambodia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Myanmar, Northern Territory (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Timor, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

1 - 20 Meter 

Size:

up to 10.63" (27 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Hermit crabs, Snails 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

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:

• 
  Halophryne diemensis
  Krötenfisch
• Halophryne hutchinsi
• Halophryne ocellatus
• Halophryne queenslandiae

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-11-25 09:39:39 

Last edit:

2022-02-10 15:41:15 

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