Pomacentrus atriaxillaris Damsel

Pomacentrus atriaxillaris is commonly referred to as Damsel. 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. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

Courtesy of the author Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien

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AphiaID:: 277135

Scientific:: Pomacentrus atriaxillaris
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Damsel

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrus (Genus) > atriaxillaris (Species)
Initial determination:: Allen, 2002

Occurrence:: Madagascar, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 10 - 27 Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 2.36" (2,54cm - 6,4cm)
Temperature:: 78.8 °F - 80.6 °F (26°C - 27°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
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:: 2019-07-19 17:54:57
Last edit:: 2019-07-24 13:56:24

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Source:
Allen, Gerald R. Dr., 2002,
Descriptions of two new species of damselfishes (Pomacentridae: Pomacentrus) from Madagascar
Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 6, No. 2, pp. 45-52: 46

External links

Erstbeschreibung von Pomacentrus atriaxillaris (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Holotyp von Pomacentrus atriaxillaris (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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