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Pycnochromis delta Deep reef chromis

Pycnochromis delta is commonly referred to as Deep reef chromis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
116 
AphiaID:
1593661 
Scientific:
Pycnochromis delta 
German:
Tiefwasser-Chromis 
English:
Deep Reef Chromis 
Category:
Damselfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pycnochromis (Genus) > delta (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Randall, ), 1988 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Australia, Bali, Brunei Darussalam, China, Christmas Islands, Fiji, Flores, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spratly Islands, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean 
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:
10 - 80 Meter 
Size:
2.36" - 2.76" (6cm - 7cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Bosmiden, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Lobster eggs, Mysis 
Tank:
54.99 gal (~ 250L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-01-19 09:04:41 

Info

Pycnochromis delta eats flakes and frozen food well. It is peacefull against all other fishes. It seems to be very tough. It likes to swim in the open water, will only hide to find a place for night. It should be possible to keep C. delta as swarm.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Systematics of Damselfishes (en). Abgerufen am 19.01.2023.

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Semiadult

Foto: West Papua, Indonesien
Foto: Pulau-Pulau Maisel, Indonesien

Commonly

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Foto: Bohol, Central Visayas, Philippinen
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