Microspathodon frontatus Guinean damselfish

Microspathodon frontatus is commonly referred to as Guinean damselfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

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AphiaID:: 281573

Scientific:: Microspathodon frontatus
German:: "Guinea"-Riffbarsch"
English:: Guinean Damselfish

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Microspathodon (Genus) > frontatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Emery, 1970

Occurrence:: Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, São Tomé e Principé, The Gulf of Guinea, Togo, West Africa
Size:: up to 6.69" (17 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Aquatic plant, Nori-Algae, Sea weed
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Average

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-10-31 18:39:52
Last edit:: 2012-10-31 18:39:52

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Emery, 1970

Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: including Fernando Poo and Annobon Islands, in the Gulf of Guinea and north to Ghana.

Biology:
Adults inhabit rocks and rubble on inshore reefs. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.
Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate. Males guard and aerate the eggs.

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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