FB-61069 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61069 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Amblyglyphidodon Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus Allen & Randall, 2002 Orange spotted damselfish guru 2003-09-04 2016-07-18 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003. (Ref. 46206) Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. DeLoach0 Reef fish identification - tropical Pacific. Florida, New World Publications, Inc. 480 p. (Ref. 52881) Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) Thaman, R.R., T. Fong and A. Balawa0 Ilava Ni Navakavu: Finfishes of Vanua Navakavu, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. SPRH-FIO Biodiversity and Ethnobiodiversity Report No. 4, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands. (Ref. 79890) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez0 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942) Kerr, V.C.0 A rapid marine biodiversity assessment of the coral reefs of the northwest lagoon, between Koumac and Yandé, Province Nord, New Caledonia. BioOne Research Evolved:160-178. (Ref. 101627) Randall, J.E.0 Two new damselfishes of the genus <i>Pomacentrus</i> from the south-west Pacific. aqua, J. Ichthyol. and Aquat. Biol. 5(4):167-176. (Ref. 124650) FB-pic-61075-39441 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 2004-06-25 2010-07-09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61075 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Pospi_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Pospi_u0.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-61075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-09-04 00:00:00 2021-07-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61075 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Occurs on shallow coral reegs in calm areas (Ref. 124650). Diurnal species (Ref. 52881). 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). Randall, J.E. 2002 Two new damselfishes of the genus <i>Pomacentrus</i> from the south-west Pacific. aqua, J. Ichthyol. and Aquat. Biol. 5(4):167-176. (Ref. 124650) FB-DiagnosticDescr-61075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-26 00:00:00 2021-07-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61075 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XIII,14-15 (usually 15); A II,15; pectoral rays 18; tubed lateral line scales 17-18 (usually 18); total gill rakers 22-24; sub-orbital naked and the margin serrate; posterior edge of pre-orbital with a strong retrorse spine; body depth 1.95-2.1 in SL; longest dorsal spine 1.55-1.65 in HL; second anal spine 1.4-1.5 in HL. Colouration: yellowish brown, scale edges blackish; dull yellow to pale orange spots on opercle and anterior to and above pectoral fin base; two blue lines on side of snout crossing the upper lip; a small vertically elongate deep blue or black spot at the upper end of gill opening, a small black spot at upper pectoral fin base; in adults the ocellus posteriorly in lower half of dorsal fin may be present or absent; caudal fin abruptly yellowish (Ref. 124650). Randall, J.E. 2002 Two new damselfishes of the genus <i>Pomacentrus</i> from the south-west Pacific. aqua, J. Ichthyol. and Aquat. Biol. 5(4):167-176. (Ref. 124650) FB-Morphology-61075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-26 00:00:00 2021-07-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61075 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 15; Vertebrae: 26 Randall, J.E. 2002 Two new damselfishes of the genus <i>Pomacentrus</i> from the south-west Pacific. aqua, J. Ichthyol. and Aquat. Biol. 5(4):167-176. (Ref. 124650) FB-Distribution-61075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-09-04 00:00:00 2021-07-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61075 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats South Pacific: Fiji and Tonga. Randall, J.E. 2005 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) FB-LifeCycle-61075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2003-09-04 00:00:00 2021-07-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=61075&StockCode=50855 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 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). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-61075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Jeremiah Glenn Jansalin 2019-10-29 00:00:00 2019-10-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public spilotoceps http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Diurnal species (Ref. 52881). Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. DeLoach 2003 Reef fish identification - tropical Pacific. Florida, New World Publications, Inc. 480 p. (Ref. 52881) FB-Size-61075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-09-04 00:00:00 2021-07-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61075 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 7.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 54980)) Randall, J.E. 2005 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-61075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-09-04 00:00:00 2021-07-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61075 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez 2011 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942)