Pseudochromis dilectus Dilectis Dottyback

Pseudochromis dilectus is commonly referred to as Dilectis Dottyback. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Pseudochromis dilectus

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lexID:: 24
AphiaID:: 278173

Scientific:: Pseudochromis dilectus
German:: Dilectus Zwergbarsch
English:: Dilectis Dottyback

Category:: Diademkowate

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Pseudochromis (Genus) > dilectus (Species)
Initial determination:: Lubbock, 1976

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Sri Lanka, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 7 - 12 Meter
Size:: up to 5.51" (14 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Bosmiden, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Flakes, Krill, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Schrimps, Shrimps
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Średnio trudny
Offspring:: Possible to breed
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:: 2004-08-19 21:58:27
Last edit:: 2020-08-31 14:32:42

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Pseudochromis dilectus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Pseudochromis dilectus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Pseudochromis dilectus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Lubbock, 1976

Not for a quiet tank, tough and rude guy like other Pseudochromis.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Pseudochromidae (Family) > Pseudochrominae (Subfamily) > Pseudochromis (Genus) > Pseudochromis dilectus (Species)

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Hippocampus Bildarchiv (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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am 12.12.08#1

Ein sehr schöner Fisch, aber....bei mir hat er in 3 tagen 3 Garnelen gekillt!! Und andere Fische jagt er dauernd! Ich bringe ihn zu meinem Händler zurück. Ich kann den Fisch nicht empfehlen...

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