Lachnolaimus maximus Hogfish

Lachnolaimus maximusis commonly referred to as Hogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

5184 

AphiaID:

158822 

Scientific:

Lachnolaimus maximus 

German:

Eber-Lippfisch 

English:

Hogfish 

Category:

Wrasses 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Lachnolaimus (Genus) > maximus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Walbaum, ), 1792 

Occurrence:

Suriname, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Canada , Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, North Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico, South America, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 

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:

3 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs 

Size:

13.78" - 35.83" (35cm - 91cm) 

Temperature:

23,7 °F - 28,2 °F (23,7°C - 28,2°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Detritus, Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Lachnolaimus maximus
  Eber-Lippfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-03-18 20:34:57 

Last edit:

2023-12-07 20:38:41 

Captive breeding / propagation

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Lachnolaimus maximus has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Lachnolaimus maximus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Lachnolaimus maximus. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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