Pycnochromis margaritifer Bicolor chromis

Pycnochromis margaritifer is commonly referred to as Bicolor chromis. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Pycnochromis margaritifer
German:: Zweifarben-Riffbarsch
English:: Bicolor Chromis

Category:: Demoiselles

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pycnochromis (Genus) > margaritifer (Species)
Initial determination:: (Fowler, ), 1946

Occurrence:: Alor, American Samoa, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Caroline Island, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Flores, French Polynesia, Greater Sunda Islands, Guam, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Lesser Sunda Islands, Lord Howe Island, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Samoa, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Society Islands, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia
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:: 0 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Coralline algae reef, Lagoons, Rocky reefs
Size:: 10,2 cm
Temperature:: 77 °F - 29,3 °F (25°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Zooplankton
Tank:: 65.99 gal (~ 300L)
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:

Least concern (LC)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-04-29 22:35:28
Last edit:: 2025-06-09 19:27:14

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Pycnochromis margaritifer (Fowler, 1946)

Pycnochromis margaritifer, known commonly as the bicolor chromis, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.

Synonymised names:
Chromis dimidiatus margaritifer Fowler, 1946 · unaccepted
Chromis margarifer Fowler, 1946 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946 · unaccepted
Chromis margaritifera Fowler, 1946 · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Systematics of Damselfishes (en). Abgerufen am 18.01.2023.

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Pycnochromis margaritifer, Bicolor Chromis, 9cm Kwajalein 2023

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