Eudyptula minor Blue penguin, Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor is commonly referred to as Blue penguin, Little Penguin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12991 

AphiaID:

225932 

Scientific:

Eudyptula minor 

German:

Zwergpinguin 

English:

Blue Penguin, Little Penguin 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Aves (Class) > Sphenisciformes (Order) > Spheniscidae (Family) > Eudyptula (Genus) > minor (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forster, ), 1781 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Western Australia 

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:

0 - 66,7 Meter 

Size:

13.78" - 15.75" (35cm - 40cm) 

Weight:

2.1 kg 

Temperature:

13,5 °F - 22,2 °F (13,5°C - 22,2°C) 

Food:

Codfish, Crustaceans, Engraulis , Fish (little fishes), Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Herring, Krill, Organic suspended sediment , Sardines, Sepia, Sprats 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Eudyptula minor
  Zwergpinguin

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-05-01 18:34:40 

Last edit:

2023-04-29 18:05:38 

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