Neopomacentrus fuliginosus African demoiselle

Neopomacentrus fuliginosus is commonly referred to as African demoiselle. 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. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Foto: Lamu, Kenia, Ost-Afrika

/7cm Gesamtlänge
Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:: 14409
AphiaID:: 218835

Scientific:: Neopomacentrus fuliginosus
German:: Afrikanischer Riffbarsch
English:: African Demoiselle

Category:: Рыбы - Девушки

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Neopomacentrus (Genus) > fuliginosus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Smith, ), 1960

Occurrence:: East Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar
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:: 1 - 10 Meter
Size:: up to 4.33" (11 cm)
Temperature:: 26,2 °F - 28,1 °F (26,2°C - 28,1°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Carnivore, Copepods, Daphnia salina, 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:

Neopomacentrus aktites
Riffbarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-01-22 20:15:15
Last edit:: 2022-01-22 22:11:44

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Neopomacentrus fuliginosus inhabits nearshore areas on soft bottoms near rocks, around support piers of wharves, jetties, and herbaceous beds.
Photos of live fish are not currently available.

Synonym: Abudefduf fuliginosus Smith, 1960

External links

Carbon sources supporting a diverse fish community in a tropical coastal ecosystem (Gazi Bay, Kenya) (en). Abgerufen am 22.01.2022.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 22.01.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 22.01.2022.

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