Amphichaetodon melbae Narrow-barred butterflyfish

Amphichaetodon melbae is commonly referred to as Narrow-barred butterflyfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6550 

AphiaID:

279589 

Scientific:

Amphichaetodon melbae 

German:

Falterfisch 

English:

Narrow-barred Butterflyfish 

Category:

Poissons-Papillons 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Amphichaetodon (Genus) > melbae (Species) 

Initial determination:

Burgess & Caldwell, 1978 

Occurrence:

Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Eastern Pacific Ocean, South-Pazific 

Sea depth:

9 - 60 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.71" (14.5 cm) 

Temperature:

53.6 °F - 68 °F (12°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Frozen food (small sorts), Mysis, Zooplankton 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Pour aquariophiles éprouvés 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Amphichaetodon howensis
  Lord-Howe-Falterfisch
• 
  Amphichaetodon melbae
  Falterfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-12-31 09:41:54 

Last edit:

2020-02-20 12:59:54 

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