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Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13.

Common Names

  • Voetbalspeler , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Footballer , English , South Africa
  • Footballer demoiselle , English , Australia
  • Footballer demoiselle , English , Micronesia

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Chrysiptera

    Species: Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Durban, South Africa; also Aldabra, Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius.

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit lagoon and inshore weed and sand flats (Ref. 7247). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    associated