Pomacentrus micronesicus Micronesian Damselfish

Pomacentrus micronesicusis commonly referred to as Micronesian Damselfish. 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

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AphiaID:: 835088

Scientific:: Pomacentrus micronesicus
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Micronesian Damselfish

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrus (Genus) > micronesicus (Species)
Initial determination:: Liu, Ho & Dai, 2013

Occurrence:: Bali, Indonesia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Oceania, Palau, Papua, Raja Amat
Sea depth:: 5 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 2.76" (7 cm)
Temperature:: 78.8 °F - 82.4 °F (26°C - 28°C)
Food:: Copepods, Invertebrates, 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

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-11-11 14:43:38
Last edit:: 2017-11-11 15:46:53

Info

Liu, Ho & Dai, 2013

Source:
doi:10.1186/1810-522X-52-6
Cite this article as: Liu et al.: A new species of Pomacentrus
(Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) from Micronesia, with comments on its
phylogenetic relationships. Zoological Studies 2013 52:6.

Pomacentrus coelestis complex: P. coelestis, P. auriventris, P. micronesicus, and P. alleni

Sibling species: Pomacentrus coelestis (Jordan & Starks, 1901)

Synonym: Pomacentrus coelistis Jordan & Starks, 1901

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrus (Genus) > Pomacentrus micronesicus (Species)

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A new species of Pomacentrus (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) from Micronesia, with comments on its phylogenetic relationships (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reef Builders (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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