Pomacentrus lepidogenys

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• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Family : Damselfishes ; Inhabits lagoons , passages , and outer reef slopes . Feeds on zooplankton in the water column , a short distance from the bottom . Occurs singly or in small groups.

Common Names

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Description

Family Pomacentridae

Chiefly marine ; rare in brackish water. All tropical seas , mainly Indo-Pacific . One nostril on each side of head ; double nostrils in some species of Chromis and Dascyllus. Body usually deep and compressed . Small mouth . Incomplete and interrupted lateral line. Anal fin with usually 2 spines, very rarely 3. No palatine teeth . About 35 cm maximum length . Coloration variable with individuals and with locality for the same species. Many species are highly territorial herbivores, omnivores , or planktivores . Damselfishes lay elliptical demersal eggs that are guarded by the males. Included are the anemonefishes (Amphiprioninae), which live in close association with large sea anemones. Damsels are among the hardiest aquariumfishes, but some species are extremely aggressive. Poma- = opercle, centron = spine, (refers to pointed margin of opercle); amphi- (gr.) = on both sides, prion = saw, (refers to serrate opercles)The family Pomacentridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 28 genera and 321 species. It may be found in Marine and Brackish environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are guarders . The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, poma, -atos = cover , operculum + Greek, kentron = sting

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -2,666 meters (0 to -8,747 feet).Mean = -438.200 meters (-1,437.664 feet), Standard Deviation = 796.710 based on 637 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Allen G.R., Data last modified by FishBase 02-Jan-1996

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pomacentrus

There are approximately 123 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. adelus (Half-Ocellus Damsel) · P. agassizii (Creole Damsel) · P. albicaudatus (Whitefin Damsel) · P. albimaculus (White-Spot Damsel) · P. albofaciatus · P. albolineatus · P. alexanderae (Alex's Damsel) · P. alleni (Allen's Damsel) · P. ambionensis · P. amboimensis · P. amboinensis (Amboina Demoiselle) · P. anabatoides · P. aquilus (Dark Damsel) · P. arabicus (Arabian Damsel) · P. arctifrons · P. arcuatus · P. armillatus (Bracelet Damsel) · P. ater · P. atriaxillaris · P. atro-cyaneus · P. aurifrons · P. auriventris (Goldbelly Damsel) · P. australis (Australian Damsel) · P. azuremaculatus (Azure-Spotted Damsel) · P. baenschi (Baensch's Damsel) · P. bandanensis · P. bankanensis (Fire Damsel) · P. bintanensis · P. bipunctatus · P. brachialis (Bar-Finned Damsel) · P. breviceps · P. burroughi (Burrough's Damsel) · P. caeruleopunctatus · P. caeruleus (Blue Pete) · P. callainus · Stegastes variabilis · P. chrysurus (White-Tail Damsel) · P. chrysus · P. coelestis (Blue Damselfish) · P. colini (Colin's Damsel) · P. cuneatus (Wedge-Spot Damsel) · P. cyanea · P. cyanomus · P. cyanospilos · P. cyanostigma · P. dimidatus · P. emarginatus (Outer-Reef Damsel) · P. exilus · P. fasciatus intermedia · P. favo · P. flavicaudus · P. fraenum · P. fuscidorsalis (Tahiti Damsel) · P. geminospilus (Sabah Damsel) · P. grammorhynchus (Blue-Spot Damsel) · Stegastes imbricatus · P. imitator (Imitator Damsel) · P. indicus (Indian Damsel) · P. ittoralis · P. javanicus (Java Damsel) · P. jenkinsii · P. kafungo · P. komodoensis · P. lacepede · P. lepidogenys (Scaly Damsel) · P. leptus (Slender Damsel) · Stegastes imbricatus · P. lilloralis · P. limosus · P. littoralis (Pacific Dusky Damselfish) · P. melagris · P. melanochir (Indonesian Damsel) · P. melanophorus · P. microspilus · P. milleri · P. modestus · P. mollucensis · P. moluccensis (Lemon Damsel) · P. nagasakiensis (Blue-Scribbled Damselfish) · P. nigromanus (Black-Axil Damsel) · P. nigromarginatus (Black-Edged Damsel) · P. niomatus · P. notopthalmus · P. opisthostigma (Brown Damsel) · P. ovoides · P. paro · P. pavo (Azure Damsel) · P. pavo perspicillatus · P. philippinus (Philippine Damsel) · P. phillipinus · P. phillippinus · P. pikei (Blacklip Damsel) · P. pingi · P. polyspinus (Thai Damsel) · P. pomacentrus · P. prestiger · P. profundus · P. prosopotomes · P. proteus (Colombo Damsel) · P. quadriguttata

Bibliography

• Allen, G.R. (1975). Damselfishes of the South Seas. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 240 p.
• Allen, G.R. (1991). Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p.
• Kailola, P.J. (1987). The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.
• Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
• Myers, R.F. (1999). Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.
• Shen, S.C. (ed.) (1993). Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p.

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Notes

Contributors

• Allen, Gerald R. (from FishBase).
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 5, 2007.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS - Baited Remote Underwater Video Station (OBIS Australia)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS LTM Fish (OBIS Australia)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• Senckenberg: Collection Pisces

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3858374
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-31899
• Fishbase Species ID: 6620
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13539782
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 615445
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 121407

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