| Family: |
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes), subfamily: Pomacentrinae |
| Max. size: |
14 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 12 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to southwestern Palau, north to southern Japan, south to Java, Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 13-15. Description: Overall color is orange, with a black-edged bar just behind the head. Body sometimes black especially in older individuals. A second black-edged white bar maybe at mid-body (Ref. 7247). Body depth 1.7-2.0 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Found in lagoon reefs and embayment. Monogamous (Ref. 52884), protandrous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). 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). Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor (Ref. 5911). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413, 35415, 35418, 35420). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 November 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Recorded in Tañon Strait (107276) and Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852). Known from Apo Island, Negros Oriental (Ref. 58652), Verde Island Passage (Ref. 107854), Bongo Island and Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Museum: Calauit I., coral reef, spoon net, FRLM 12084. Also Ref. 7247, 48613, 53416, 121724. |
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