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Malacoctenus africanus Malacoctenus africanus

Malacoctenus africanus is commonly referred to as Malacoctenus africanus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Middels. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended.


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lexID:
4764 
AphiaID:
281490 
Scientific:
Malacoctenus africanus 
German:
Beschuppter Schleimfisch 
English:
Malacoctenus Africanus 
Category:
Kvabber 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labrisomidae (Family) > Malacoctenus (Genus) > africanus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Cadenat, 1951 
Occurrence:
East-Atlantic Ocean, Senegal, West Africa 
Size:
up to 2.87" (7.3 cm) 
Temperature:
69.8 °F - 80.6 °F (21°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Invertebrates, Zoobenthos 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Middels 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-10-23 00:56:45 

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Cadenat, 1951

Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: known only from the islands of Gorée and N'Gor (Senegal).

Biology
Occurs in shallow coastal waters with rocky substrate.

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

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