Black-vent damsel (Dischistodus melanotus)

Scientific name: Dischistodus melanotus Bleeker, 1858

Black-vent damsel (Dischistodus melanotus)

The Black-vent damsel (Dischistodus melanotus) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Adults have a large black patch on the abdomen reaching the anus; juveniles an ocellus over the center of the dorsal fin base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dischistodus melanotus
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Depth range
1–12 m (3–39 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 12 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef. Reported from Vanuatu.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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