Mugil curvidens Dwarf mullet

Mugil curvidens is commonly referred to as Dwarf mullet. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6916 

AphiaID:

273649 

Scientific:

Mugil curvidens 

German:

Meeräsche 

English:

Dwarf Mullet 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Mugilidae (Family) > Mugil (Genus) > curvidens (Species) 

Initial determination:

Valenciennes, 1836 

Occurrence:

Brazil, India, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), Mysis 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Mugil bananensis
• Mugil brevirostris
• Mugil broussonnetii
• Mugil capurrii
• 
  Mugil cephalus
  Großkopfmeeräsche
• 
  Mugil curema
  
• 
  Mugil curvidens
  Meeräsche
• Mugil gaimardianus
• Mugil galapagensis
• Mugil hospes
• Mugil incilis
• 
  Mugil liza
  Meeräsche
• Mugil margaritae
• Mugil rubrioculus
• Mugil setosus
• Mugil trichodon
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-03-27 11:15:09 

Last edit:

2014-03-27 11:15:09 

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