Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Nagasaki Damsel, Blue-scribbled Damsel, Sandy Damsel

Pomacentrus nagasakiensis is commonly referred to as Nagasaki Damsel, Blue-scribbled Damsel, Sandy Damsel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 277160

Scientific:: Pomacentrus nagasakiensis
German:: Nagasaki Demoiselle, Sand Demoiselle
English:: Nagasaki Damsel, Blue-scribbled Damsel, Sandy Damsel

Category:: Jomfrufisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrus (Genus) > nagasakiensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Tanaka, 1917

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Corea, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lembeh Strait, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, Togean Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam
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:: 3 - 60 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 4.33" (11 cm)
Temperature:: 24,7 °F - 28,9 °F (24,7°C - 28,9°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Krill, Plankton
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-04-19 12:43:20
Last edit:: 2024-10-21 09:25:02

Captive breeding / propagation

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