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Chromis scotti Purple Reeffish, Purple Chromis, Scott's Chromis

Chromis scotti is commonly referred to as Purple Reeffish, Purple Chromis, Scott's Chromis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
4660 
AphiaID:
273756 
Scientific:
Chromis scotti 
German:
Scotts Schwalbenschwänzchen 
English:
Purple Reeffish, Purple Chromis, Scott's Chromis 
Category:
Pomacentridi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Chromis (Genus) > scotti (Species) 
Initial determination:
Emery, 1968 
Occurrence:
Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Curacao, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
5 - 116 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 35.6 °F (22°C - 2°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Flakes, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Krill, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Pellets, Zooplankton 
Tank:
219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  
Difficulty:
Mediamente facile 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-09-20 21:20:08 

Info

Emery, 1968

Distribution:
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and the Caribbean Sea to northern Brazil.
More abundant at continental locations.

Biology:
Adults occur in steep outer slopes and deeper patch reefs.
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.
Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate. Males guard and aerate the eggs.

External links

  1. A new species of Chromis damselfish from the tropical western Atlantic (Teleostei, Pomacentridae) (en). Abgerufen am 29.01.2022.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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