Centropyge deborae Blue Velvet Angelfish

Centropyge deborae is commonly referred to as Blue Velvet 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.

Bruce Carlson, Hawaii

Foto: Vitilevu, Fidschi, 04.12.2000

Die beiden Tiere laichten um Mitternacht und wurden dabei gefilmt.
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lexID:: 9983
AphiaID:: 712744

Scientific:: Centropyge deborae
German:: Blauer Zwergkaiserfisch
English:: Blue Velvet Angelfish

Category:: Centropyge

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacanthidae (Family) > Centropyge (Genus) > deborae (Species)
Initial determination:: Shen, Ho & Chang, 2012

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Fiji
Sea depth:: 5 - 25 Meter
Size:: up to 2.76" (7 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-10-05 11:27:13
Last edit:: 2020-08-02 16:23:36

Info

Shen, Ho & Chang, 2012

Life cycle and mating behavior

Main reference:
Shen, K.N., H.C. Ho and C.W. Chang, 2012. The blue velvet angelfish, Centropyge deborae, a new pomacanthid from the Fiji Islands, based on genetic and morphological analyses. Zool. Stud. 51(3):415-423.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Pomacanthidae (Family) > Centropyge (Genus) > Centropyge deborae (Species)

External links

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

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