Chrysiptera niger Tufi Damselfish

Chrysiptera nigeris commonly referred to as Tufi Damselfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 720 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10787 

AphiaID:

276834 

Scientific:

Chrysiptera niger 

German:

Riffbarsch 

English:

Tufi Damselfish 

Category:

Damselfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Chrysiptera (Genus) > niger (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Allen, ), 1975 

Occurrence:

D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Milne Bay), Endemic species, Indonesia, New Guinea 

Sea depth:

0 - 2 Meter 

Size:

up to 2.76" (7 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 28,4 °F (°C - 28,4°C) 

Food:

Algae, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Flakes, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Krill, Living Food, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Oyster eggs, Pellets, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Tank:

158.38 gal (~ 720L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Chrysiptera albata
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera annulata
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera arnazae
  Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera biocellata
  Zweifleck-Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera bleekeri
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera brownriggii
  Wellen-Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera caeruleolineata
  Blaue Linie Demoisell, Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera caesifrons
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera chrysocephala
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera cyanea
  Saphir-Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera cymatilis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera flavipinnis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera galba
  Zitronengelbe Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera giti
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera glauca
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera hemicyanea
  Arzur-Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera kuiteri
  Kuiters Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera niger
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera notialis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera oxycephala
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera parasema
  Gelbschwanz-Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera pricei
  Prices Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera rapanui
  Osterinsel-Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera rex
  Rex Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera rollandi
  Rollands Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera sheila
  Sheila's Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera sinclairi
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera springeri
  Springer´s Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera starcki
  Starcks Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera talboti
  Talbot´s Demoiselle, Talbot´s Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera taupou
  Südsee-Teufel
• 
  Chrysiptera traceyi
  Traceys Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera tricincta
  Dreiband Demoiselle
• 
  Chrysiptera unimaculata
  Einfleck-Demoiselle
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Chrysiptera burtjonesi
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera cf. oxycephala
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera ellenae
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera maurineae
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera papuensis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Chrysiptera uswanasi
  Riffbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-05-31 12:13:53 

Last edit:

2019-12-22 08:17:00 

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