Lethrinus microdon Smalltooth emperor

Lethrinus microdonis commonly referred to as Smalltooth emperor. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. A aquarium size of at least 25000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Lethrinus microdon
German:: Spitzkopf-Straßenkehrer
English:: Smalltooth Emperor

Category:: Lethrinidae

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Lethrinidae (Family) > Lethrinus (Genus) > microdon (Species)
Initial determination:: Valenciennes, 1830

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, French Polynesia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Red Sea, Sri Lanka, Western Pacific Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 10 - 80 Meter
Size:: up to 31.5" (80 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Shrimps
Tank:: 5499.46 gal (~ 25000L)
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown