Altrichthys curatus Guardian damselfish

Altrichthys curatus is commonly referred to as Guardian damselfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10829 

AphiaID:

279571 

Scientific:

Altrichthys curatus 

German:

Demoiselle 

English:

Guardian Damselfish 

Category:

Demoiselles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Altrichthys (Genus) > curatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Allen, 1999 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, Philippines 

Sea depth:

1 - 10 Meter 

Size:

6,5 cm 

Food:

Copepods, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Altrichthys azurelineatus
  Demoiselle
• 
  Altrichthys curatus
  Demoiselle

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Altrichthys alelia
  Demoiselle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-06-20 09:16:40 

Last edit:

2025-01-02 19:23:23 

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