Pomacentrus bankanensis
Speckled Damselfish
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Pomacentridae
Genus
Pomacentrus
Species
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Colours
Distinguishing features
Commonly orange red on upper head with bright blue lines running from head onto dark blue/grey body; tail white; black spot outlined in blue on rear dorsal fin; a dark "ear" spot and a dark spot at base of pectoral fin, both of which are difficult to see in the orange/red form. A brown form has all features above except for overall colour.
Juveniles have a blue stripe on exact mid-dorsal line rather than a pair of stripes, one on each side of the dorsal line as in juveniles of Pomacentrus vaiuli (Allen and Erdmann, 2012).
Size
- Up to 9 cm (Total Length)
Depth range
- From 0 m to 12 m
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Whitetail Damsel (species: Pomacentrus chrysurus)
juveniles look similar to the brown form of Pomacentrus bankanensis but they lack a dark "ear" spot and a dark base to the pectoral fin.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Adults occur solitarily or in small groups in lagoons, reef flats, passages, and outer reef slopes. Usually amongst coarse rubble or rock (FishBase).
Web resources
References
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
- Biro, P.A., C. Beckmann and J.A. Sharp (2010). Small within-day increases in temperature affects boldness and alters personality in coral reef fish, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 277: 71-77. LIRS catalog number 1358.
- Caley, M.J. (1991). Mechanisms of coexistence in communities of coral-reef fishes, Ph.D. thesis, University of Sydney. LIRS catalog number 307.
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