Chrysiptera uswanasi Uswanas’ Damselfish

Chrysiptera uswanasiis commonly referred to as Uswanas’ 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 400 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Mark V. Erdmann (Conservation International Advertisement), Indonesien

Chrysiptera uswanasi , underwater photograph, juvenile, approx. 20 mm SL, Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia (M.V. Erdmann).

Courtesy of the author Dr. Mark V. Erdmann (Conservation International Advertisement), Indonesien Copyright Dr. Mark V. Erdmann

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Scientific:: Chrysiptera uswanasi
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Uswanas’ Damselfish

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Chrysiptera (Genus) > uswanasi (Species)
Initial determination:: Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2018

Occurrence:: Indonesia, New Guinea, Papua
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 1.57" (2,5cm - 4,5cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 87.99 gal (~ 400L)
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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-11-21 15:02:01
Last edit:: 2019-09-11 21:16:44

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Chrysiptera uswanasi (Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Cahyani, N.K.D. (2018)

Chrysiptera uswanasi, n. sp., the seventh member of the Chrysiptera oxycephala species complex of Pomacentridae, is described on the basis of 10 specimens, 24.7–45.3 mm SL, collected at the Fakfak Peninsula of New Guinea (West Papua Province, Indonesia).

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

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Ocean Science Foundation (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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