Pycnochromis atripes Dark-fin Chromis, Darkfin Chromis

Pycnochromis atripesis commonly referred to as Dark-fin Chromis, Darkfin Chromis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 720 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

9301 

AphiaID:

1605306 

Scientific:

Pycnochromis atripes 

German:

Riffbarsch 

English:

Dark-fin Chromis, Darkfin Chromis 

Category:

Damselfishes 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Fowler & Bean, ), 1928 

Occurrence:

Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Bali, Christmas Islands, Comores, Fiji, Flores, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lesser Sunda Islands, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, Togean Islands, Tonga, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

2 - 40 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.54" (9 cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 84.2 °F (25°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Algae, Aquatic plant, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Sea weed, Zooplankton 

Tank:

158.38 gal (~ 720L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pycnochromis abruptus
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• 
  Pycnochromis acares
  Zwerg-Chromis, Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis agilis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis alleni
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• 
  Pycnochromis amboinensis
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• 
  Pycnochromis atripes
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis bami
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis caudalis
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• 
  Pycnochromis delta
  Tiefwasser-Chromis
• 
  Pycnochromis dimidiatus
  Zweifarben-Schwalbenschwanz
• 
  Pycnochromis fatuhivae
  Marquesas Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis fieldi
  Fields Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis flavipectoralis
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• 
  Pycnochromis hanui
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• 
  Pycnochromis howsoni
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis iomelas
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis leucurus
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• 
  Pycnochromis lineatus
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• 
  Pycnochromis margaritifer
  Zweifarben-Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis nigrurus
  Schwarzsaum-Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis ovatiformis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis pacifica
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Pycnochromis retrofasciatus
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• 
  Pycnochromis vanderbilti
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-02-13 20:30:14 

Last edit:

2024-05-03 14:50:34 

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