Amblyglyphidodon curacao Staghorn Damselfish, Staghorn Damsel

Amblyglyphidodon curacao is commonly referred to as Staghorn Damselfish, Staghorn Damsel. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7564 

AphiaID:

277597 

Scientific:

Amblyglyphidodon curacao 

German:

Geweihkorallen-Riffbarsch, Curacao-Riffbarsch 

English:

Staghorn Damselfish, Staghorn Damsel 

Category:

Frökenfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Amblyglyphidodon (Genus) > curacao (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bloch, ), 1787 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, Bunaken, China, Christmas Islands, Curacao, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian 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 - 40 Meter 

Habitats:

Bays, Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 4.33" (11 cm) 

Temperature:

76.46 °F - 84.2 °F (24.7°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Zooplankton 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

3 - Ganska enkel 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Amblyglyphidodon aureus
  Goldener Riffbarsch
• 
  Amblyglyphidodon curacao
  Geweihkorallen-Riffbarsch, Curacao-Riffbarsch
• 
  Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus
  Gelbseiten-Riffbarsch
• 
  Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus
  Cenderawasih-Riffbarsch
• 
  Amblyglyphidodon indicus
  Weißbauch-Demoiselle
• 
  Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
  Gelbbauch-Riffbarsch
• 
  Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Amblyglyphidodon silolona
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis
  Gold Demoiselle

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum
  Riffbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-09-23 15:39:05 

Last edit:

2025-06-05 18:32:01 

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