Pomacentrus variegatus

Pomacentrus variegatus Allen, Erdmann & Utama, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335); variegatus: Name 'variegatus' from the Latin word meaning 'of different sorts, particularly colours', in reference to the highly variable coloration of the new species.

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 16 m (Ref. 138626). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138626)

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Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal spines XIV,13-14; anal rays II, 14-15 (usually 15); pectoral rays 16-18 (usually 17); tubed lateralline scales 14-18 (usually 16-17); total gill rakers on first arch 25-29 (rarely 29); body depth 1.9-2.0 (mean 2.0) in SL; scales absent on preorbital and suborbital; lower margin of suborbital series with 8-17 serrae; colour in life highly variable, ranging from brown to pale yellowish, with similar-coloured fins, a dark-brown wedge shaped mark (sometimes absent) on upper pectoral-fin base, orange pectoral-fin axil, small dark spot just anterior to lateral-line origin, and small iridescent blue spot (sometimes absent, especially in large adults) on upper caudal peduncle at base of last dorsal ray, and frequently with 1-2 white blotches on upper back below posterior half of spinous dorsal fin; and juveniles mainly yellow with solid blue nape and anterodorsal part of body, gradually developing separate blue stripes originating on mid-dorsal snout, upper iris of each eye, and across lower eye (Ref. 138626).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in turbid waters of sheltered reefs that are exposed to relatively high levels of sedimentation; generally solitarily or in small groups (Ref. 138626).

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Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2024. Appendix: Descriptions of twenty-four new species of reef fishes from the East Indian region. pp. 1270-1367. In Reef Fishes of the East Indies (2nd ed., Vol. 3). Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 138626)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Phylogenetic diversity index
(Ref. 82804) 		PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.01445 (0.00630 - 0.03316), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level
(Ref. 69278) 		2.7   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
(Ref. 120179) 		High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 59153) 		Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈