Chromis alta Oval damselfish

Chromis altais commonly referred to as Oval 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.

Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Australien

Copyright Dr. Gerry Allen, Foto Galapagos Inseln, juveniles Tier

Courtesy of the author Dr. Gerry R. Allen, Australien

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lexID:: 8042
AphiaID:: 273710

Scientific:: Chromis alta
German:: Schwalbenschwänzchen
English:: Oval Damselfish

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Chromis (Genus) > alta (Species)
Initial determination:: Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Occurrence:: Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Clipperton Island, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Peru
Size:: up to 5.12" (13 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: 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

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-02-24 17:30:03
Last edit:: 2015-02-24 17:30:03

Info

Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Very speial thanks for the first photos of Chromis alta to Dr. Gerry R. Allen!

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

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Juvenile

Commonly

Copyright Dr. Gerry Allen, Foto aus Clipperton Island

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