Pristotis obtusirostris Gulf damselfish

Pristotis obtusirostris is commonly referred to as Gulf damselfish. 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 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

8280 

AphiaID:

277180 

Scientific:

Pristotis obtusirostris 

German:

Golf Riffbarsch 

English:

Gulf Damselfish 

Category:

Damselfishes 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Günther, ), 1862 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bali, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, Timor, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Pacific Ocean 

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:

2 - 80 Meter 

Habitats:

Continental Slopes, Lagoons, Patch Reefs, Reef-associated, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 5.51" (14 cm) 

Temperature:

24,3 °F - 84.2 °F (24,3°C - 29°C) 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

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:

• 
  Pristotis cyanostigma
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pristotis obtusirostris
  Golf Riffbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-04-26 09:40:04 

Last edit:

2024-06-07 15:23:44 

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