Chromis xanthopterygia

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AphiaID:: 273762

Scientific:: Chromis xanthopterygia
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Yellowfin Chromis

Category:: Frökenfiskar
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Chromis (Genus) > xanthopterygia (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall & McCarthy, 1988

Occurrence:: Gulf of Oman / Oman, Saudi Arabia, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Persiska viken, Västra Indiska Oceanen
Size:: bis zu 11.5cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 28°C
Food:: Copepods, Aquatic plant, Alger, Artemia, Cyklops, Daphnia salina, Krill, Mysis, ryggradslösa djur, zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-07-01 17:21:35
Last edit:: 2014-07-01 17:21:35

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Randall and McCarthy, 1988

Adults inhabit inshore coral or rocky reef in a depth down to 20 meters.
Not seen in the trade yet, no information about a successful aquarium keeping or breeding.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrinae (Subfamily) > Chromis (Genus)

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