Pale damselfish

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Pale damselfish
photographed near Dahab
photographed near Dahab
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Amblyglyphidodon
Species: A. indicus
Binomial name
Amblyglyphidodon indicus
(Allen & Randall, 2002)
photographed in Dahab, Red Sea
photographed in Dahab, Red Sea

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[edit] Range

Red Sea to the Andaman Sea, south to Madagascar and the Chagos Archipelago.[1]

[edit] Description

Up to 8.3cm in length.[2] Deep-bodied, pale blue-green with a dusky bar on the cheek, the margins of the dorsal fin and tail are black. The fish is not nervous and is easily approached. It is similar to the related species Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster and may appear with Amblyglyphidodon flavilautus.

[edit] Diet

Zooplankton and floating organic material.[1]

[edit] Habitat

Reef-associated from 2 to 35m; found in coral-rich reef areas, patch reefs and clear water.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
  2. ^ "Amblyglyphidodon indicus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 6 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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