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Pomacentrus saksonoi Anton's damsel

Pomacentrus saksonoi is commonly referred to as Anton's 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.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien


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

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lexID:
17261 
AphiaID:
277169 
Scientific:
Pomacentrus saksonoi 
German:
Antons Riffbarsch 
English:
Anton's Damsel 
Category:
Stingrays 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrus (Genus) > saksonoi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Allen, 1995 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, Indonesia, Java Sea, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
10 - 20 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Coralline soils, coral quarry, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
80.6 °F - 84.2 °F (27°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Plankton, 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:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-02-24 18:50:46 

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Adults of Pomacentrus saksonoi inhabit semi-open and muddy substrates with secluded coral outcrops or rubble, where the perches can be observed solitary or in loose groups.

Pomacentrus saksonoi is endemic only around the Seribu Islands in the Java Sea and in northern Sulawesi around the Sangihe Islands.

Synonym: Pomacentrus saksoni Allen, 1995 - unaccepted (misspelling)

Eponymy:
Anton Saksono is the owner of Pulau Putri Resort (Seribu Islands, Indonesia) who kindly provided accommodation, boat transportation and logistical support without which the types would not have been collected.

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