Pycnochromis hanui Chocolate-dip Chromis, Hawaiian Bicolor Chromis

Pycnochromis hanuiis commonly referred to as Chocolate-dip Chromis, Hawaiian Bicolor Chromis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Keoki & Yuko Okano Stender, Hawaii

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Scientific:: Pycnochromis hanui
German:: Riffbarsch
English:: Chocolate-dip Chromis, Hawaiian Bicolor Chromis

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pycnochromis (Genus) > hanui (Species)
Initial determination:: (Randall & Swerdloff, ), 1973

Occurrence:: Hawaii, Midway Islands
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:: 6 - 50 Meter
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 78.8 °F (22°C - 26°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Frozen food (small sorts), Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 54.99 gal (~ 250L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-12-27 11:25:49
Last edit:: 2023-01-19 09:16:43

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Randall & Swerdloff, 1973

Pycnochromis hanui (former Chromis Hanui) is a nice little damselfish that is endemic to Hawaiii and the Midway Atoll.

Pycnochromis hanui is one of the most secretive among the Chromis species, rarely venturing further than several feet away from protective crevices.

In the United States a commercially traded aquarium fish, that should be cultivate in a selected few.

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Keoki Stender, Marine Life Photographie (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Systematics of Damselfishes (en). Abgerufen am 19.01.2023.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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