FreshwaterBrackishSaltwater
Spotted sicklefish
Drepane punctata
Drepaneidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 50 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,657 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR China, and 32 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs in various inshore habitats: sand or mud bottoms, reefs, estuaries and harbors. Found near coral and rock reefs at temperatures ranging from 26° to 29°C. Feeds on invertebrates and benthic fishes. Generally marketed fresh.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaetodon falcatus
- Chaetodon punctatus
- Cryptosmilia luna
- Drepana longimana
- Drepane longimana
- Drepane punctatus
In other languages
- Plettet seglfisk
- Pilkkulevykala
- Batfish, Butter-fish, Butterfish, Concertinafish, Drepane, Jetto, Moon-fish, Peppercorn, Sickle-fish, Sicklefish, Silver moonfish, Spotted bat fish, Spotted bat-fish, Spotted batfish, Spotted drepane, Spotted moonfish, Spotted spadefish
Articles
All articles
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to set up an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read
The home of rainbowfish: water, substrate, plants and light for rainbowfish, blue-eyes and peacock gudgeons, with a long aquarium and open water in the middle.
How to set up a European aquarium5 min read
A coldwater aquarium with European fish and plants, without a heater. The water follows the seasons, and summer heat is the biggest problem.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.