Saltwater
Pineconefish
Monocentris japonica
Monocentridae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 17 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 118 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, Cambodia, China, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, and 14 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found in the sublittoral zone, under ledges and caves of rocky reefs. Forms schools. Adults are found between 20 and 200 m depth, juveniles occasionally in shallower water. Regularly displayed in public aquaria.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Gasterosteus japonicus
- Monocentris carinata
- Monocentris cataphracta
- Monocentris japonicus
- Monocentrus japonicus
- Sciaena cataphracta
In other languages
- Tallkottfisk
- Japansk koglefisk
- Ananaskala
- Dick bride-groom fish, Japanese pineapplefish, Japanese Pinecone-fish, Knight fish, Knightfish, Pine sculpin, Pineapple fish, Pineapplefish, Pinecone fish, Soldierfish
Articles
All articles
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.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.