Johnston Island damsel (Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus)

Scientific name: Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball, 1924

Johnston Island damsel (Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus)

The Johnston Island damsel (Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Identified by the yellowish color and broad black rounded bar, but black sometimes reduced to a trace.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Depth range
1–18 m (3–59 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 18 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Pitcairn islands, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin islands, south to Lord Howe Island and Rapa. Unknown from the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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