Cheilodactylus fasciatus Redfingers

Cheilodactylus fasciatus is commonly referred to as Redfingers. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10190 

AphiaID:

218868 

Scientific:

Cheilodactylus fasciatus 

German:

Rotfinger 

English:

Redfingers 

Category:

 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

Lacepède, 1803 

Occurrence:

East-Atlantic Ocean, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Namibia, South-Africa 

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:

1 - 120 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

7.87" - 11.81" (20cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 77 °F (14°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Invertebrates, Predatory, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

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 13:29:29 

Last edit:

2025-02-19 19:56:46 

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