Pycnochromis nigrurus Blacktail Chromis

Pycnochromis nigrurus is commonly referred to as Blacktail Chromis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Very easy. A aquarium size of at least 160 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2945 

AphiaID:

1592292 

Scientific:

Pycnochromis nigrurus 

German:

Schwarzsaum-Riffbarsch 

English:

Blacktail Chromis 

Category:

Damselfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pycnochromis (Genus) > nigrurus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Smith, ), 1960 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Aldabra Group, Christmas Islands, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion , South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Seaward facing reefs, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 2.36" (4cm - 6cm) 

Temperature:

75.02 °F - 84.02 °F (23.9°C - 28.9°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Plankton 

Tank:

35.2 gal (~ 160L)  

Difficulty:

Very easy 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

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in this lexicon:

• 
  Pycnochromis abruptus
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• 
  Pycnochromis acares
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• 
  Pycnochromis agilis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis alleni
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• 
  Pycnochromis amboinensis
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• 
  Pycnochromis atripes
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• 
  Pycnochromis bami
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• 
  Pycnochromis caudalis
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• 
  Pycnochromis delta
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• 
  Pycnochromis dimidiatus
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• 
  Pycnochromis fatuhivae
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• 
  Pycnochromis fieldi
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• 
  Pycnochromis flavipectoralis
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• 
  Pycnochromis hanui
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• 
  Pycnochromis howsoni
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• 
  Pycnochromis iomelas
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• 
  Pycnochromis leucurus
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• 
  Pycnochromis lineatus
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• 
  Pycnochromis margaritifer
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• 
  Pycnochromis nigrurus
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• 
  Pycnochromis ovatiformis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis pacifica
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• 
  Pycnochromis retrofasciatus
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  Pycnochromis vanderbilti
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-12-10 20:04:19 

Last edit:

2025-10-17 13:04:13 

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