| Pomacentridae (Damselfishes), subfamily: Pomacentrinae |
| 5.36 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 30 m |
| Western Central Pacific: Indonesia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 14-15; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal-fin elements usually XIII,13-15 (usually 13 or 14); anal-fin elements II, 14-15; pectoral rays 17-19 (rarely 19); tubed lateral-line scales 15-18; total gill rakers on first arch 19-22; body depth 1.9-2.2 (mean 2.0) in SL; scales absent on preorbital and suborbital; lower margin of suborbital series with 2-11 serrae; colour of adult in life brown on back, mainly white on side of body below lateral line, and bright blue lines dorsally on head; and dorsal fin brown, caudal fin whitish to translucent, anal fin white with brown anterior margin, and pelvic fins pale brownish (Ref. 138626). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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