| Pomacentridae (Damselfishes), subfamily: Pomacentrinae |
| 9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m, non-migratory |
| Western Pacific: Christmas Island and the northwest shelf reefs of Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean to Kiribati, north to southern Japan. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 12-12. Body orangish brown with faint light bluish to lavender iridescence on lower head and thorax; darkly-edged orbit; iris yellowish with a blackish blotch dorsally and ventrally. Eyes large. Preopercular margin smooth. Blackish spot on dorsal and anal fins confined at rear base; upper and lower edges of caudal peduncle and fin blackish; wedge-shaped black spot on pectoral base. With prominent pores of lateralis system on head (Ref. 2693). Body depth 1.7-2.0 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Adults inhabit coral rich areas of outer reef passes and slopes. They occur singly or in small groups near the bottom (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). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Recorded from Bongo Island and Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf, Davao Gulf, Malalag Bay and Sarangani Bay (Ref. 106380), Calatagan and Nasugbu, Batangas (Ref. 107853) and Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276). Type locality (Ref. 48636). Museum: Mindoro, USNM 89952 (holotype). Also Ref. 48613, 53416. |
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