Scarface Damsel (species: Neoglyphidodon nigroris) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
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Neoglyphidodon nigroris
Scarface Damsel


©Anne: Scarface Damsel (Neoglyphidodon nigroris)

©Anne: Scarface Damsel (Neoglyphidodon nigroris)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Neoglyphidodon
Species Neoglyphidodon nigroris

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 11 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • From 2 m to 23 m

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

They are typically found in coral-rich areas of lagoons and seaward reefs. (Fishbase)

Behaviour

They are usually solitary.

Diet

They feed on algae, crustaceans, and pelagic tunicates and salps. (Fishbase)

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References

  • Cooper, W.J., L.L. Smith and M.W. Westneat (2009). Exploring the radiation of a diverse reef fish family: Phylogenetics of the damselfishes (Pomacentridae), with new classifications based on molecular analyses of all genera, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 52: 1-16. LIRS catalog number 1221.
  • Cooper, W.J. and M.W. Westneat (2009). Form and function of damselfish skulls: rapid and repeated evolution into a limited number of trophic niches, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9: 24 doi:10.1186: 1471-2148. LIRS catalog number 1222.
  • Fisher, R., J.M. Leis, D.L. Clark and S.K. Wilson (2005). Critical swimming speeds of late-stage coral reef fish larvae: variation within species, among species and between locations, Marine Biology, 147: 1202-1212. LIRS catalog number 934.
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