Pomacentrus arabicus Arabian damsel

Pomacentrus arabicus is commonly referred to as Arabian damsel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 800 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Richard und Mary Field, Malta

Copyright Richard Field, Foto aus Oman, Fahl Island, Gulf of Oman

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AphiaID:: 277133

Scientific:: Pomacentrus arabicus
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Arabian Damsel

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrus (Genus) > arabicus (Species)
Initial determination:: Allen, 1991

Size:: up to 4.72" (12 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 175.98 gal (~ 800L)
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:: 2014-07-04 12:20:04
Last edit:: 2014-07-04 12:20:04

Info

Allen, 1991

Pomacentrus arabicus lives endemic in the Gulf of Oman in coastal coral reefs in a moderate depth from 1 to 6 meters.

The damsel feed on zooplancton!

Normally not found in the aquarium trade.

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

External links

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

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Copyright Richard Field, Foto aus Oman, Fahl Island, Gulf of Oman

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