Pomacentrus colini Colin's damsel

Pomacentrus colini is commonly referred to as Colin's damsel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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AphiaID:: 277146

Scientific:: Pomacentrus colini
German:: Colin's Riffbarsch
English:: Colin's Damsel

Category:: Demoiselles

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Ovalentaria incertae sedis (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrus (Genus) > colini (Species)
Initial determination:: Allen, 1991

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Papua New Guinea
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:: 10 - 18 Meter
Size:: up to 2.76" (7.0 cm)
Temperature:: 81.32 °F - 84.74 °F (27.4°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Invertebrates, No reliable information available, 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:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-10-24 19:38:57
Last edit:: 2022-10-24 20:29:55

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Colin's damselfish in so far only known from Papau New Guinea, where the damselfish lives reef-associated and site-faithful.
Adults live in lagoons and nearshore coral reefs, often in association with Pavona corals.

No further data on Pomacentrus colini are currently available.

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 24.10.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 24.10.2022.

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