Английская Википедия:Chromis punctipinnis
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Speciesbox
The blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis), also known as the blacksmith chromis and blacksmith damselfish, is a species of fish in the damselfish family. It is native to the subtropical northeastern Pacific Ocean, where it range is from Monterey Bay, California, USA, to central Baja California, Mexico.[1] This small fish is associated with rocky reefs and kelp forests.[1]
Description
The blacksmith can reach Шаблон:Convert in length.[1] It is blue-black in color with small black spots towards the tail. The scales are large. The tail is forked. The juvenile is two-toned with a blue-grey front and a brownish-orange rear.
Ecology
Habitat
The fish lives at depths up to Шаблон:Convert, usually close to the sea floor, over rocks, or on slopes. It also inhabits kelp forests.
Diet
The diet includes marine algae and zooplankton.
Behaviour
The blacksmith rests in rocky crevices during the night. It is known to be territorial, and, although small, it acts aggressively toward other fish.Шаблон:Citation needed Juveniles are pelagic and form schools.Шаблон:Citation needed The blacksmith is symbiotic with the señorita.Шаблон:Citation needed When it feels that it is starting to deteriorate in hygiene it will turn until it is perpendicular to the ground, allowing the señorita to clean it.Шаблон:Citation needed
Reproduction
The blacksmith spawns during summer and autumn.Шаблон:Citation needed The male cleans a nesting site, then herds a female to it. After spawning, the male guards the eggs until they hatch.
References
External links
- Английская Википедия
- Страницы с неработающими файловыми ссылками
- Chromis
- Western North American coastal fauna
- Fish described in 1863
- Taxa named by James Graham Cooper
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии