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Giuris margaritaceus (Valenciennes 1837)

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Distribution: Southwest Pacific – New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), Gaua (Vanuatu), Salomon Islands, Palau, Philippines and Indonesia (Ambon, Ceram, Halmahera, Sulawesi).

Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Submitted by
Heiko Bleher
GPS
3.2515299, 138.6566315
Geographical region
Southeastern Asia
Drainage Basin
Mamberano
River catchment
Water body type
Water body name
Water body part
owbow
Water body course
Water body: tributary of
Tributary name
Type locality
Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific.
Conservation status/IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated (NE)

Water Chemistry

Water information

Water type
Fresh water
Water color
Water transparency
Concentration of sediments
Water temperature
°C
Water flow/curent

Chemical parameters

pH
Conductivity
GH
KH
Dissolved Oxygen

Biology

Standard length
cm
Water volume (min. aquarium)
l
Social behaviour
Behaviour description
Aggression grade
Peacefull
Activity
Day active
Sexual dimorphism
Nutrition in Nature

Reproduction

Breeding tank set-up
Nutrition parents
Mating type
Spawning behaviour
Breeding habits
Hatching period
Number of eggs in average
Parental care
Fry number
Nutrition fry
Notes on reproduction

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