Amblyglyphidodon curacao Staghorn Damselfish, Staghorn Damsel

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

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AphiaID:: 277597

Scientific:: Amblyglyphidodon curacao
German:: Geweihkorallen-Riffbarsch
English:: Staghorn Damselfish, Staghorn Damsel

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Amblyglyphidodon (Genus) > curacao (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bloch, ), 1787

Occurrence:: Australia, Bunaken, China, Christmas Islands, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 4.33" (11 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae, Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Fish eggs, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum
Riffbarsch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-09-23 15:39:05
Last edit:: 2017-04-23 18:47:27

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Amblyglyphidodon curacao are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Amblyglyphidodon curacao, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Amblyglyphidodon curacao, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Bloch, 1787)

Synonyms:
Abudefduf curacao (Bloch, 1787)
Amblygliphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787)
Amblyglyphidodon curaco (Bloch, 1787)
Amblyglyphisodon nudirostrum Fowler, 1944
Ambyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787)
Chaetodon curacao Bloch, 1787
Glyphisodon smaragdinus Brevoort, 1856
Glyphisodon trifasciatus Bleeker, 1847

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrinae (Subfamily) > Amblyglyphidodon (Genus)

Scientific paper

Plasma steroid levels and follicular development in the female staghorn damselfishAmblyglyphidodon curacao, P.M. Pankhurst; N.W. Pankhurst, 2003

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reefcolors (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Mary Jane Adams, Indonesien, Lembeh Straße, Sulawesi

Copyright Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Underwater, Foto Marshall Islands, Kwajalein Atoll

Copyright Jim Greenfield, Foto Indonesia, N. Sulawesi,

Copyright Kai Velling, Hippocampus Bildarchiv

Copyright Wolfram Sander, reefcolors.co, Foto Heron Island, Australia, Great Barrier Reef

© David C. Cook, Wonga Beach, Australia, Foto Philippinen, El Nido, Palawan

Foto: Menjangan Island, Bali, Indonesien

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