Arcos erythrops Rockwall clingfish

Arcos erythrops is commonly referred to as Rockwall clingfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8652 

AphiaID:

279682 

Scientific:

Arcos erythrops 

German:

Schildbauch, Schildfisch 

English:

Rockwall Clingfish 

Category:

Gobiesocidi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gobiesociformes (Order) > Gobiesocidae (Family) > Arcos (Genus) > erythrops (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Jordan & Gilbert, ), 1882 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific) 

Size:

up to 1.38" (3.5 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Invertebrates, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

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:

• Arcos decoris
• 
  Arcos erythrops
  Schildbauch, Schildfisch
• Arcos nudus
• Arcos poecilophthalmos
• Arcos rhodospilus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-08-08 14:07:41 

Last edit:

2015-08-08 14:07:41 

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