Pomacentrus nagasakiensis
Blue-scribbled Damsel
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Pomacentridae
Genus
Pomacentrus
Species
Pomacentrus nagasakiensis
Colours
Distinguishing features
Blue to dark grey with darker scale margins, white tail, a dark spot at base of pectoral fin, wavy blue lines on face, dorsal fin rays tipped with black. Indistinct wavy lines on tail, anal fin and rear of dorsal fin.
Size
- Up to 10 cm (Total Length)
Depth range
- From 3 m to 35 m
Synonyms
Interesting facts
- “The average is 12.2 minutes. The time it takes for another man to eat your unguarded children”. – Scribbled Damselfish Like Nemo, most male Damselfish will guard their eggs but not from predatory fish like Barracudas, from their own kind.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Adults are found in sandy areas of both lagoon and seaward reefs. They occur in small groups with outcrops of soft coral patches or gorgonians (FishBase).
Web resources
References
- Almany, G.R. (2004). Priority effects in coral reef fish communities of the Great Barrier Reef, Ecology, 85: 2872-2880. LIRS catalog number 879.
- Almany, G.R., LF. Peacock, C. Syms, M.I. McCormick and G.P. Jones (2007). Predators target rare prey in coral reef fish assemblages, Oecologia, 152: 751-761. LIRS catalog number 1053.
- Binning, S.A. and C.J. Fulton (2011). Non-lethal measurement of pectoral fin aspect ratio in coral-reef fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, 79: 812-818. LIRS catalog number 1425.
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