Scientific Name
Neopomacentrus fallax
Common Name
Violet damsel
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 13;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 11 - 12. Dusky dark grey with 3 violet spots above pectoral fins; spots also above eye, on opercle and preopercle; cheek and snout with violet sheen; dark bar across pectoral base; edge of spinous dorsal with a light blue submarginal line (Ref. 4391). Juveniles bluish with a blue line from snout to eye (Ref. 4391).