Pycnochromis alleni Allen's chromis

Pycnochromis alleni is commonly referred to as Allen's chromis. 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: Ogasawara, Japan

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AphiaID:: 1592279

Scientific:: Pycnochromis alleni
German:: Riffbarsch, Demoiselle
English:: Allen's Chromis

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pycnochromis (Genus) > alleni (Species)
Initial determination:: (Randall, Ida & Moyer, ), 1981

Occurrence:: Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands
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:: 10 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 78.8 °F (0°C - 26°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Copepods, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooxanthellae / Light
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:

Least concern (LC)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-10-23 18:07:02
Last edit:: 2023-01-19 08:57:23

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Randall, Ida & Moyer, 1981

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Chromis (Genus) > Chromis alleni (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Systematics of Damselfishes (en). Abgerufen am 19.01.2023.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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