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Cephalopholis polleni Harlequin hind

Cephalopholis polleniis commonly referred to as Harlequin hind. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 2500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
2408 
AphiaID:
218175 
Scientific:
Cephalopholis polleni 
German:
Harlekin Zackenbarsch 
English:
Harlequin Hind 
Category:
Groupers 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Cephalopholis (Genus) > polleni (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bleeker, ), 1868 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Australia, Christmas Islands, Comores, French Polynesia, Guam, Indo Pacific, Japan, Kiribati, Line Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Sri Lanka, Sumatra, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands 
Size:
up to 16.93" (43 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Fish (little fishes), Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis, Schrimps, Shrimps 
Tank:
549.95 gal (~ 2500L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2007-12-12 20:58:12 

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(Bleeker, 1868)

Sporadic distribution. Occurs only at oceanic islands. Inhabits clear waters of steep drop-offs; rarely seen in less than 30 m. It has been taken in depths of 120 m and may occur deeper. Also found in caves and crevices. Often swims upside-down against.

Synonyms:
Aethaloperca polleni (Bleeker, 1868)
Cephalopholis virgatus Fourmanoir, 1955
Epinephelus polleni Bleeker, 1868
Gracila okinawae Katayama, 1974
Gracila polleni (Bleeker, 1868)
Gracilia polleni (Bleeker, 1868)
Plectropoma lineatum Bliss, 1883

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelinae (Subfamily) > Cephalopholis (Genus)

Scientific paper

  1. Redescription of Gracila albomarginata (Fowler and Bean) and Cephalopholis polleni (Bleeker) with Comments on the Generic Limits of Selected Indo-Pacific Groupers (Pisces: Serranidae: Epinephelinae), William F. Smith-Vaniz, G. David Johnson and John E. Randall, 1988

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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