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Common names: Palata, Palata, Palata
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Verde Island Passage (Ref. 107854, 107852), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Malalag Bay, Sarangani Bay, Bongo Island and Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Also Ref. 48613, 107853.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Myers, R.F., 1991
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Lemon fish damsel, Molucca demoiselle, Gombing-tanda lemon, ... more

Main reference

Allen, G.R. 1991. (Ref. 7247)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48636)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 14 m (Ref. 7247)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 32°N - 32°S, 92°E - 173°W

Distribution

Western Pacific: Andaman Sea and Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15.

Adults inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs among branching corals. They occur in small aggregations. Feed mainly on algae and planktonic crustaceans (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).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
2.4 ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.53)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (25 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853