Neoglyphidodon melas Bowtie Damselfish, Black Damsel

Neoglyphidodon melasis commonly referred to as Bowtie Damselfish, Black Damsel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Richard und Mary Field, Malta

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lexID:: 99
AphiaID:: 218833

Scientific:: Neoglyphidodon melas
German:: Schwarzer Riffbarsch
English:: Bowtie Damselfish, Black Damsel

Category:: Damselfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Neoglyphidodon (Genus) > melas (Species)
Initial determination:: (Cuvier, ), 1830

Occurrence:: Sudan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, East Africa, Egypt, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Okinawa, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen
Sea depth:: 1 - 12 Meter
Size:: 5.12" - 6.69" (13cm - 17cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Cyclops, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-21 11:40:00
Last edit:: 2017-04-23 19:09:05

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830)

Aggressive against conspecifics and sometimes even against other fishes, depending on their size.

May grow up to 7" - therfore you should think carefully before you buy this fish. They usually get agressive after a while when they claim the tank as their "stomping ground". May pick on soft-corals.

Synonymised names:
Abudefduf melanopus (Bleeker, 1856)
Abudefduf melas (Cuvier, 1830)
Abudefduf rhomaleus Snyder, 1911
Abudefduf xanthonotus (Bleeker, 1859)
Glyphisodon ater Cuvier, 1830
Glyphisodon melanopus Bleeker, 1856
Glyphisodon melas Cuvier, 1830
Glyphisodon xanthonotus Bleeker, 1859
Paraglyphidodon melanopus (Bleeker, 1856)
Paraglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830)

External links

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

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Juvenile

Foto: Bohol, Central Visayas, Philippinen

Semiadult

Commonly

Neoglyphidodon melas; Rotes Meer, Marsa Alam

Husbandry know-how of owners

gpunktwpunkt
@gpunktwpunkt

am 19.10.08#1

stimme oben genannten zu. möchte nur eines ergenzen. Sie färben sich im Alter um. Das hellblaue und gelben Rückenband Aussehen ändert sich in ein tiefes dunkelblau. Die Brustflossen bleiben aber zweifarbig (Hellblau / Schwarz.Habe 5 Tiere und 3 sind umgefärbt. Dies hat sich bei meinen Pfleglingen schon nach einem Jahr gezeigt. Sie sind noch genau so groß wie beim Kauf (4cm).

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