Rhinecanthus lunula Halfmoon picassofish

Rhinecanthus lunulais commonly referred to as Halfmoon picassofish. 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:

10920 

AphiaID:

277182 

Scientific:

Rhinecanthus lunula 

German:

Halbmond Drückerfisch 

English:

Halfmoon Picassofish 

Category:

Triggerfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Balistidae (Family) > Rhinecanthus (Genus) > lunula (Species) 

Initial determination:

Randall & Steene, 1983 

Occurrence:

Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), the Society Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands 

Sea depth:

10 - 30 Meter 

Size:

up to 11.02" (28 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 28,3 °F (°C - 28,3°C) 

Food:

Algae, Detritus, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Rhinecanthus abyssus
  Drückerfisch
• 
  Rhinecanthus aculeatus
  Picasso - Drücker
• 
  Rhinecanthus assasi
  Arabischer Picassodrücker
• 
  Rhinecanthus cinereus
  Mauritius-Drückerfisch
• 
  Rhinecanthus lunula
  Halbmond Drückerfisch
• 
  Rhinecanthus rectangulus
  Humudrückerfisch
• 
  Rhinecanthus verrucosus
  Bauchfleck-Drückerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-07-17 21:56:51 

Last edit:

2017-07-19 13:31:54 

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