Chromis chrysura Stout Chromis, Stout-body Chromis

Chromis chrysurais commonly referred to as Stout Chromis, Stout-body Chromis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 600 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: La Réunion, Indischer Ozean

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AphiaID:: 212824

Scientific:: Chromis chrysura
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Stout Chromis, Stout-body Chromis

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Chromis (Genus) > chrysura (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bliss, ), 1883

Occurrence:: Australia, China, Fiji, Japan, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Taiwan, Tonga, Vanuatu
Sea depth:: 6 - 45 Meter
Size:: up to 5.51" (14 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), Krill, Living Food, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Pellets, Zooplankton
Tank:: 131.99 gal (~ 600L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
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:: 2014-11-12 08:36:06
Last edit:: 2014-11-12 08:36:06

Info

Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883)
Stout chromis

Adults inhabit outer coral or rocky reefs. They usually form large aggregations in shallow waters e.g. in lagoons; feeding well above the bottom on zooplankton
For more Infos click to the Link to FishBase.

Synonymised names:
Chromis chrysurus (Bliss, 1883) (misspelling)
Chromis isharae (Schmidt, 1930)
Dascyllus isharae Schmidt, 1930
Heliastes chrysurus Bliss, 1883 (misspelling)
Heliastes chysurus Bliss, 1883
Lepicephalochromis westalli Whitley, 1964
Siphonochromis lepidostethicus Fowler, 1946

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

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Adult

Foto: La Réunion, Westlicher Indischer Ozean

Foto: Saint-Leu, Saint-Paul, La Réunion, Indischer Ozean

Juvenile

Foto: La Réunion, Weslicher Indischer Ozean

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