Parma occidentalis Western scalyfin

Parma occidentalis is commonly referred to as Western scalyfin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Graham Edgar, Reef Life Survey, Australien

Western Scalyfin, Parma occidentalis, in the Jurien Bay Marine Park, Western Australia. Source: Graham Edgar / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution

Courtesy of the author Graham Edgar, Reef Life Survey, Australien Copyright Graham Edgar. Please visit reeflifesurvey.com for more information.

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lexID:: 8178
AphiaID:: 282157

Scientific:: Parma occidentalis
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Western Scalyfin

Category:: Рыбы - Девушки

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Parma (Genus) > occidentalis (Species)
Initial determination:: Allen & Hoese, 1975

Occurrence:: Australia
Size:: up to 5.12" (13 cm)
Temperature:: 62.6 °F - 80.6 °F (17°C - 27°C)
Food:: Aquatic plant, Invertebrates
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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-03-22 18:23:46
Last edit:: 2015-03-22 18:23:46

Info

Allen & Hoese, 1975

Endemic species!

Adult scalyfins occur inshore in rocky reefs and occasionally coral reefs in western Australia between Cape Leeuwin and Coral Bay in a depth of 1 bis 15 meters.

There are no informations about keepting this fish in tanks, best left it in the wild.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Parma (Genus) > Parma occidentalis (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Western Scalyfin, Parma occidentalis, in the Jurien Bay Marine Park, Western Australia. Source: Graham Edgar / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution

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