Pycnochromis amboinensis Ambon chromis

Pycnochromis amboinensisis commonly referred to as Ambon chromis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 4348
AphiaID:: 1605305

Scientific:: Pycnochromis amboinensis
German:: Ambon-Riffbarsch
English:: Ambon Chromis

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pycnochromis (Genus) > amboinensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bleeker, ), 1871

Occurrence:: Alor, Ambon, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Bali, Christmas Islands, Fiji, Flores, Guam, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Samoa, Sumatra, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Togean Islands, Tonga, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 5 - 70 Meter
Size:: up to 3.94" (10 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-04-25 11:06:41
Last edit:: 2023-01-19 08:58:41

Info

Ambon chromis

Pycnochromis is a genus belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and clownfishes, which is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Ambon chromis inhabit coral-rich areas of seaward reefs. Abundant on steep outer reef slopes below 24 m, uncommon in lagoons. Juveniles in large branching corals, adults mainly in caves.

Synonymised names:
Abudefduf bimaculatus (MacLeay, 1883) · unaccepted
Chromis amboiensis (Bleeker, 1871) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871) · unaccepted
Chromis fragoris Whitley, 1964 · unaccepted
Gliphidodon bimaculatus MacLeay, 1883 · unaccepted
Glyphidodon bimaculatus MacLeay, 1883 · unaccepted
Glyphisodon bimaculatus Macleay, 1883 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Heliases amboinensis Bleeker, 1871 · unaccepted

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 24.01.2023.

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Adult

Foto: Menjangan Island, Bali, Indonesien

Juvenile

Commonly

Pycnochromis amboinensis. Ambon Chromis, 10cm, Kwajalein 2023

Foto: Davao Gulf, Philipinnen, 19.07.2007

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