Neopomacentrus violascens Violet demoiselle

Neopomacentrus violascens is commonly referred to as Violet demoiselle. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Neopomacentrus violascens,Violet demoiselle, 7.5cm,Bali

This photo was taken at Kwanji.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:: 10461
AphiaID:: 278916

Scientific:: Neopomacentrus violascens
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Violet Demoiselle

Category:: Frökenfiskar

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Neopomacentrus (Genus) > violascens (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bleeker, ), 1848

Occurrence:: Arafura Sea, Australia, Bali, Banda Sea, Central Pazific, China, Corea, Fiji, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lembeh Strait, Loyalty Islands, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, Timor, Togean Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Pacific 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:: 1 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Bays, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Muddy grounds, Port facilities, Reef-associated, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 7,5 cm
Temperature:: 26,1 °F - 29,3 °F (26,1°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Carnivore, Copepods, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Neopomacentrus aktites
Riffbarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-02-23 09:28:20
Last edit:: 2024-08-24 19:34:45

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Neopomacentrus violascens are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Neopomacentrus violascens, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Neopomacentrus violascens, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Neopomacentrus violascens (Bleeker, 1848)

Very special thanks for his perfect photo of Neopomacentrus violascens to Jim Greenfield from the United Kingdom!

Synonyms:
Dascyllus xanthurus Bleeker, 1853
Neopomacentrus violaceus (Bleeker, 1848)
Pomacentrus violascens (Bleeker, 1848)
Pristotis violascens Bleeker, 1848

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