Bluespotted damsel (Pomacentrus azuremaculatus)

Scientific name: Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen, 1991

Bluespotted damsel (Pomacentrus azuremaculatus)

The Bluespotted damsel (Pomacentrus azuremaculatus) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, known only from Phuket and the Similan Islands in Thailand and the Seribu Islands in the Java Sea, Indonesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pomacentrus azuremaculatus
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Depth range
5–30 m (16–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 5 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from Phuket and the Similan Islands in Thailand and the Seribu Islands in the Java Sea, Indonesia.
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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