Blackbanded Damsel, Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller 1839)
Other Names: Black-banded Damsel, Black-banded Demoiselle, Short-head Damsel, Short-headed Damsel
A Blackbanded Damsel, Amblypomacentrus breviceps, at Bohol, Philippines, 2017. Source: zsispeo / Flickr. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A damselfish with a broad dark brown bar through the eye, two broad bars of saddles on the back, a dark margin on the dorsal fin, rows of pale blue spots on sides, and yellowish lower sides. Juveniles have yellow pelvic and anal fins.
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Dianne J. Bray, Amblypomacentrus breviceps in Fishes of Australia, accessed 18 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/315
Blackbanded Damsel, Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller 1839)
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Distribution |
North of Montebello Islands, WA (19°47'S), NNE of Cartier Reef, Timor Sea (12°27'S) to south of Evans Shoal, Arafura Sea, NT (19°47'S) and northern Great Barrier Reef (10°56'S) to the outer Great Barrier Reef, ESE of Mackay (21°22'S) QLD; tropical, west Pacific. Inhabits inshore sandy and silty areas, often around sponges and rocky outcrops. |
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Species Citation |
Glyphisodon breviceps Schlegel & Müller, 1839, Verhand. Natuur. Geschied. Nederland. Overzeesche Bezittingen 2: 23. Type locality: Sumatra. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Blackbanded Damsel, Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller 1839)
References
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Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Schlegel, H. & Müller, S. 1839. Overzight den iut de Sunda en Moluksche zeën bekende visschen, van de geslachten Amphiprion, Premnas, Pomacentrus, Glyphisodon, Dascyllus, en Heliases. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche Overzeesche Bezittingen. Leiden. Zoologie 2: 17-26, pls 4-6
