Miller's damsel (Asterropteryx ensifera)

Scientific name: Asterropteryx ensifera Bleeker, 1874

Miller's damsel (Asterropteryx ensifera)

The Miller's damsel (Asterropteryx ensifera) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to the Society Islands north to Yaeyama Islands, south to New Guinea; Marshall Islands in Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Differs from A. semipunctata by having a single spine on the preopercular margin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Asterropteryx ensifera
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.0
Depth range
6–40 m (20–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Society Islands north to Yaeyama Islands, south to New Guinea; Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
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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