Acanthochromis polyacanthus Spiny Chromis, Spiny-tail Puller, Spotty-tail

Acanthochromis polyacanthus is commonly referred to as Spiny Chromis, Spiny-tail Puller, Spotty-tail. Difficulty in the aquarium: 2 - Enkel. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

126 

AphiaID:

279469 

Scientific:

Acanthochromis polyacanthus 

German:

Riffbarsch 

English:

Spiny Chromis, Spiny-tail Puller, Spotty-tail 

Category:

Frökenfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Acanthochromis (Genus) > polyacanthus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bleeker, ), 1855 

Occurrence:

Alor, Ambon, Arafura Sea, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Banda Sea, Bunaken, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Tasman Sea, The Bangai Archipelago, Timor, Togean Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia, 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 - 65 Meter 

Size:

3.94" - 5.91" (10cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

77.18 °F - 84.02 °F (25.1°C - 28.9°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Krill, Lobster eggs, Mosquito larvae, Mysis, Pellets, Zooplankton 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

2 - Enkel 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Acanthochromis polyacanthus
  Riffbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-22 22:52:23 

Last edit:

2019-09-03 17:58:52 

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