Chanos chanos Milkfish

Chanos chanos is commonly referred to as Milkfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 9729
AphiaID:: 217625

Scientific:: Chanos chanos
German:: Milchfisch
English:: Milkfish

Category:: Øvrig fisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gonorhynchiformes (Order) > Chanidae (Family) > Chanos (Genus) > chanos (Species)
Initial determination:: (Forsskål, ), 1775

Occurrence:: Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Djibouti, Hong Kong, El Salvador, Sudan, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), (the) Maldives, Australia, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Comores, Corea, Costa Rica, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Ecuador, Fiji, Galapagos Islands, Guam, Guatemala, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Philippines, Red Sea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, USA, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen
Sea depth:: 1 - 30 Meter
Size:: 39.37" - 70.87" (100cm - 180cm)
Temperature:: 59 °F - 109.4 °F (15°C - 43°C)
Food:: Jellyfish, Plankton, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Chanos chanos
Milchfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-05-23 08:44:42
Last edit:: 2016-05-23 08:44:42

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Chanos chanos are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Chanos chanos, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Chanos chanos, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775)

Found in offshore marine waters and shallow coastal embayments, but also frequently enter estuaries and occasionally penetrate freshwater streams. A marine species which enters estuaries and rivers. Adults occur in small to large schools near the coasts or around islands where reefs are well developed. Eggs and larvae are pelagic up to 2-3 weeks.

For more informations click the fishbase link.

Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Gonorhynchiformes (Order) > Chanidae (Family) > Chanos (Genus) > Chanos chanos (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Von Bryan Harry (U.S. National Park Service) - US National Park Service [page no longer exists], Gemeinfrei, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=651576

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