Similiparma hermani Cape damsel

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lexID:: 4766
AphiaID:: 282794

Scientific:: Similiparma hermani
German:: Kap-Riffbarsch, Kap-Demoiselle
English:: Cape Damsel

Category:: Damselfishes
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Similiparma (Genus) > hermani (Species)
Initial determination:: (Steindachner, ), 1887

Occurrence:: East-Atlantic Ocean, the Cape Verde Archipelago, West Africa
Size:: up to 6.3" (16 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 175.98 gal (~ 800L)
Difficulty:: Average

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Similiparma hermani
Kap-Riffbarsch, Kap-Demoiselle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-10-23 20:49:28
Last edit:: 2012-10-23 20:49:28

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(Steindachner, 1887)

Distribution
Eastern Central Atlantic: known only from Cape Verde, endemic.

Biology
Adults inhabit rocky inshore areas.
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.
Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate. Males guard and aerate the eggs.

Synonymised taxa:
Glyphidodon hermani Steindachner, 1887

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

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