Neopomacentrus xanthurus Red Sea demoiselle

Neopomacentrus xanthurus is commonly referred to as Red Sea demoiselle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Middels. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Neopomacentrus xanthurus
German:: Demoiselle
English:: Red Sea Demoiselle

Category:: Frøkenfisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Neopomacentrus (Genus) > xanthurus (Species)
Initial determination:: Allen & Randall, 1980

Occurrence:: Sudan, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Mysis, Pellets, Zooplankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Middels
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-07-10 14:56:02
Last edit:: 2014-07-10 14:56:02

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Allen & Randall, 1980

Neopomacentrus xanthurus is an inhabitant of shallow coral reefs down to 15 meters.

The Red Sea demoiselle feed on zooplancton and invertebrats.

Not seen in the specialized trade yet.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrinae (Subfamily) > Neopomacentrus (Genus)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Webpage Richard Field (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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