Brackish Damsel (species: Pomacentrus taeniometopon) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Pomacentrus taeniometopon
Brackish Damsel


©J.E. Randall: Brackish Damsel (Pomacentrus taeniometopon)

©John E. Randall: Brackish Damsel (Pomacentrus taeniometopon)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Pomacentrus
Species Pomacentrus taeniometopon

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 12 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 8 m

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

Adults occur solitarily or in small groups in lagoons, harbors, coastal reefs and outer reef slopes, frequently among branching alcyonarians. Also found in mangrove creeks (sometimes in freshwater), brackish lagoons and shallow reefs exposed to freshwater runoff; can also be found well upstream in pure freshwater (FishBase).

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