Cheilodactylus pixi Barred Fingerfin

Cheilodactylus pixi is commonly referred to as Barred Fingerfin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

10188 

AphiaID:

218869 

Scientific:

Cheilodactylus pixi 

German:

Gebänderter-Fingerflosser 

English:

Barred Fingerfin 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Cheilodactylidae (Family) > Cheilodactylus (Genus) > pixi (Species) 

Initial determination:

Smith, 1980 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), South-Africa 

Sea depth:

5 - 97 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Rocky reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

up to 7.09" (18 cm) 

Temperature:

16,1 °F - 22,2 °F (16,1°C - 22,2°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Invertebrates, Predatory 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

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:

• 
  Cheilodactylus fasciatus
  Rotfinger
• 
  Cheilodactylus pixi
  Gebänderter-Fingerflosser

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-11-21 10:16:45 

Last edit:

2025-03-01 14:00:35 

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