Chromis westaustralis West Australian chromis, West Australian Puller

Chromis westaustralis is commonly referred to as West Australian chromis, West Australian Puller. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Ben K. Jones, Australien

Foto: Parker Point, Rottnest Island, Western Australien

Courtesy of the author Ben K. Jones, Australien Ben K. Jones. Please visit fishesofaustralia.net.au for more information.

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lexID:: 10144
AphiaID:: 273760

Scientific:: Chromis westaustralis
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: West Australian Chromis, West Australian Puller

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Chromis (Genus) > westaustralis (Species)
Initial determination:: Allen, 1976

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Western Australia
Sea depth:: 2 - 75 Meter
Size:: 8,5 cm
Temperature:: °F - 27,8 °F (°C - 27,8°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Invertebrates, 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:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-13 17:36:03
Last edit:: 2021-12-04 12:41:04

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Allen, 1976

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

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Two new species of Chromis (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) from northwestern Australia and the southwestern Pacific Ocean, previously part of C. fumea (Tanaka, 1917) (en). Abgerufen am 04.12.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Parker Point, Rottnest Island, Western Australien

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