Charcoal Damsel, Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier 1830
Other Names: Bar-finned Damsel, Black Damsel
A Charcoal Damsel, Pomacentrus brachialis, on Abington Reef in the Coral Sea, November 2016. Source: Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A dark grey to blackish damselfish with a large black spot covering the pectoral-fin base. Juveniles also have the pectoral-fin spot and are bluish-grey with bright blue fin margins.
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Dianne J. Bray, Pomacentrus brachialis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2339
Charcoal Damsel, Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier 1830
More Info
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Distribution |
Cartier Island, Timor Sea, and Torres Strait Islands to Moreton Bay, Queensland, also reefs in the Coral Sea. The species occurs elsewhere in the tropical, west Pacific. |
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Feeding |
Usually feeds on zooplankton above the reef, but also feeds on benthic algae. |
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Species Citation |
Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, 1830, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 5: 420. Type locality: Java, Indonesia. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
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Resources |
Charcoal Damsel, Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier 1830
References
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp.
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G. R. 2001. Family Pomacentridae. pp. in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Allen, G.R. & J.E. Randall. 2005. A new species of damselfish (Pomacentrus: Pomacentridae) from Fiji. aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 10(3): 95-101.
Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 5 499 pp. pls 100-140.
Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762.
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp.
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.
Whitley, G.P. 1935. Studies in Ichthyology No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum 19(4): 215-250 figs 1-11 pl. 18 (described as a new species Pseudopomacentrus rainfordi)
