Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus Monarch Damsel, Monarch Damselfish

Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilusis commonly referred to as Monarch Damsel, Monarch Damselfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1472 

AphiaID:

280565 

Scientific:

Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus 

German:

Monarch-Riffbarsch 

English:

Monarch Damsel, Monarch Damselfish 

Category:

Damselfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Dischistodus (Genus) > pseudochrysopoecilus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Allen & Robertson, ), 1974 

Occurrence:

Australia, Cebu ((Philippines), Central Pazific, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 5 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.09" (18 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Shrimps, Zooplankton 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Dischistodus chrysopoecilus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Dischistodus darwiniensis
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Dischistodus fasciatus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Dischistodus melanotus
  Riffbarsch
• 
  Dischistodus perspicillatus
  Weißer Riffbarsch
• 
  Dischistodus prosopotaenia
  Honigkopf-Riffbarsch
• 
  Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus
  Monarch-Riffbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-05-12 22:50:18 

Last edit:

2019-09-13 14:45:20 

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