
Longnose hawkfish
Oxycirrhites typus
Closest relatives | Perch family, groupers (35 species) |
Habitat | on gorgonian corals at a depth of 10 to 100 meters |
Behaviour | Males with several females, territorial, young are female, in adulthood single females can transform into males |
Diet | small fish and crabs |
Body length | 10 to 13 cm |
Spawn | spawn at dusk, spawn and larvae drifting freely in the sea |
Use | fishkeeping |
Current status | widespread |
Sponsors
U. Vetterli, Frauenfeld | |
Y. Knoll, Herrenschwanden |