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Azurina lepidolepis Scaly chromis

Azurina lepidolepis is commonly referred to as Scaly 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.


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lexID:
10037 
AphiaID:
1605312 
Scientific:
Azurina lepidolepis 
German:
Riffbarsch, Demoiselle 
English:
Scaly Chromis 
Category:
Damselfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Azurina (Genus) > lepidolepis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bleeker, ), 1877 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Australia, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, East Africa, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Line Islands, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Vietnam 
Sea depth:
2 - 43 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.54" (9 cm) 
Temperature:
77 °F - 84.2 °F (25°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-05 11:01:48 

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Bleeker, 1877

Azurina lepidolepis lives in lagoons with a rich coral population and in seaward reefs where the perch hunt for zooplakton.
The fish seek shelter in sturdy Acropora sticks when they are frightened or when predators come close to them.

Synonyms:
Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877 · unaccepted
Dascyllus caudofasciatus Montalban, 1928 · unaccepted
Dascyllus pomacentroides Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911 · unaccepted
Lepidochromis brunneus Smith, 1960 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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