Cheiloprion labiatus Big-lip damsel

Cheiloprion labiatus is commonly referred to as Big-lip damsel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Veldig vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6628 

AphiaID:

280136 

Scientific:

Cheiloprion labiatus 

German:

Großlippen-Riffbarsch 

English:

Big-lip Damsel 

Category:

Frøkenfisk  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Cheiloprion (Genus) > labiatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Day, ), 1877 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean 

Size:

up to 2.36" (6 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Coral polyps = corallivorous, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Tank:

33 gal (~ 150L)  

Difficulty:

Veldig vanskelig 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cheiloprion labiatus
  Großlippen-Riffbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-01-19 14:35:20 

Last edit:

2014-01-19 14:35:20 

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