Parma alboscapularis Black Scalyfin, Black Angelfish, New Zealand Black Angelfish

Parma alboscapularis is commonly referred to as Black Scalyfin, Black Angelfish, New Zealand Black Angelfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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A Black Scalyfin, Parma alboscapularis, at the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. Source: Paul Caiger / FishBase. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

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lexID:: 8176
AphiaID:: 282152

Scientific:: Parma alboscapularis
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Black Scalyfin, Black Angelfish, New Zealand Black Angelfish

Category:: Frøkenfisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Parma (Genus) > alboscapularis (Species)
Initial determination:: Allen & Hoese, 1975

Occurrence:: Australia, Endemic species, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Tasmania (Australia), the Kermadec Islands
Sea depth:: 14.7 - 24.9 Meter
Size:: up to 8.66" (22 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Insects
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-03-22 16:20:23
Last edit:: 2022-04-29 19:53:35

Info

Allen & Hoese, 1975

Adults inhabit rocky reefs with rich algae field, they feed on algae in a depth of 5 to 40 meters.

Best left in the wild.

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

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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A Black Scalyfin, Parma alboscapularis, at the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. Source: Paul Caiger / FishBase. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

A Black Scalyfin, Parma alboscapularis, at North Head, Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea. Source: Andrew J. Green / Reef life Survey. License: CC by Attribution

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