Chromis alta Oval Damselfish, Silverstripe Chromis

Chromis alta is commonly referred to as Oval Damselfish, Silverstripe 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.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Chromis alta,Punta Vicente Roca, Ecuador 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 8042
AphiaID:: 273710

Scientific:: Chromis alta
German:: Ovales Schwalbenschwänzchen, Silberstreifen Chromis
English:: Oval Damselfish, Silverstripe Chromis

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Chromis (Genus) > alta (Species)
Initial determination:: Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Occurrence:: Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Clipperton Island, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Peru
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:: 30 - 150 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 5.12" (13 cm)
Temperature:: 15,3 °F - 21,5 °F (15,3°C - 21,5°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Invertebrates, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown