Cypho purpurascens Mccullochi Dottyback, Obliquelined Dottyback, Oblique-lined Dottyback, Lavender Dottyback

Cypho purpurascens is commonly referred to as Mccullochi Dottyback, Obliquelined Dottyback, Oblique-lined Dottyback, Lavender Dottyback. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 450 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

32 

AphiaID:

280467 

Scientific:

Cypho purpurascens 

German:

Purpurzwergbarsch 

English:

Mccullochi Dottyback, Obliquelined Dottyback, Oblique-lined Dottyback, Lavender Dottyback 

Category:

Pseudochromidés 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Cypho (Genus) > purpurascens (Species) 

Initial determination:

(De Vis, ), 1884 

Occurrence:

Admiralty Islands, Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Solomon Islands, Tasman Sea, Tonga, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 41 Meter 

Size:

2.36" - 2.76" (6cm - 7cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Bosmiden, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Fish eggs, Flakes, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Pellets 

Tank:

98.99 gal (~ 450L)  

Difficulty:

moyen 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cypho purpurascens
  Purpurzwergbarsch
• 
  Cypho zaps
  Zwergbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-20 14:16:54 

Last edit:

2020-08-02 20:41:52 

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