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Sunagocia arenicola Fringelip flathead, Sand Flathead

Sunagocia arenicolais commonly referred to as Fringelip flathead, Sand Flathead. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Australien

Foto: Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesien


Courtesy of the author Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Australien

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lexID:
14389 
AphiaID:
712556 
Scientific:
Sunagocia arenicola 
German:
Breitkopf-Flachkopffische 
English:
Fringelip Flathead, Sand Flathead 
Category:
Crocodilfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Platycephalidae (Family) > Sunagocia (Genus) > arenicola (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Schultz, ), 1966 
Occurrence:
Brunei Darussalam, Caroline Island, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Laccadive Sea, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Togean Islands, West Papua , Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Size:
up to 14.57" (37 cm) 
Temperature:
24,6 °F - 29,3 °F (24,6°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Mysis, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps 
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:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-01-18 19:16:53 

Info

Sunagocia arenicola is a crocodile fish with 4 - 5 faint bands on its back and lighter and darker spots, speckles and marbling to match the sandy environment of its habitat.
Broadhead flatheads are well camouflaged predators, burrowing in sandy areas around coral reefs and patiently waiting for unsuspecting unwary victims to swim or crawl by.

Sunagocia arenicola occurs in sandy, rocky, and coral reef areas and near sandy margins of coral reefs.

Synonyme:
Eurycephalus arenicola (Schultz, 1966)
Eurycephalus arenicolus (Schultz, 1966)
Platycephalus arenicola (Schultz, 1966)
Thysanophrys arenicola Schultz, 1966

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 17.01.2022.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 17.01.2022.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 17.01.2022.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 17.01.2022.

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Foto: Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesien

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