Iniistius pentadactylus

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lexID:: 5634
AphiaID:: 312553

Scientific:: Iniistius pentadactylus
German:: Lippfisch
English:: Fivefinger Razorfish, Fivefinger Wrasse, Red-spot Razor Wrasse

Category:: Labridi
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Iniistius (Genus) > pentadactylus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: India, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), Mozambique, Hong Kong, Réunion , Somalia, Africa occidentale, Australia, Barriera corallina, Christmas Islands, Egitto, Filippine, Giappone, Guam, Indonesia, Mar delle Andamane, Mauritius, Oceano Indiano, Pacifico occidentale, Papua Nuova Guinea, Queensland, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sudafrica, Tailandia, Taiwan, Vanuatu
Sea depth:: 1 - 30 Meter
Size:: 20 cm - 25 cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 28°C
Food:: Copepods, Frozen food (small sorts), Amphipods, Cibo vivo, Crostacei, Daphnia salina, Gamberetti interi, Gamberi di barriera, invertebrati, Krill, Mangimi congelati (taglia grossa), Mysis, Polpa di gambero
Tank:: ~ 2000 Liter
Difficulty:: Animale non indicato per i neofiti
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-06-15 18:56:11
Last edit:: 2018-10-26 10:28:06

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(Linnaeus, 1758)

Correct name concerning Fishbase: Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Correct name concerning WoRMS: Xyrichtys virens Valenciennes, 1840

Found over sandy bottoms of coastal areas and in areas with some seagrass or algae.

Usually in large spread-out groups on upper slopes of sand and mud banks with males defending its section that has numerous females .
When threatened, it dives head-first into sand; may take some time to emerge again. Feeds mainly on hard-shelled prey, including mollusks and crustaceans.

Text source: Fishbase

Synyonyms:
Coryphaena pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Hemipteronotus pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Novocula sexmaculata Valenciennes, 1840
Xirichtys cyanirostris Guérin-Méneville, 1829
Xyrichtys pentadactylos (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Xyrichtys pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Cheilininae (Subfamily) > Iniistius (Genus)

Iniistius pentadactylus

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