Muddy Damsel, Pomacentrus limosus Allen 1992
Muddy Damsel, Pomacentrus limosus. Source: Gerald R. Allen / Western Australian Museum. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A pale grey damselfish with scattered blue spots on the head, a narrow black margin on the spinous dorsal fin, and a small, inconspicuous dusky "ear" spot near the origin of the lateral line. Juveniles have a black ocellus at the base of the soft dorsal fin.
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Bray, D.J. 2025, Pomacentrus limosus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2344
Muddy Damsel, Pomacentrus limosus Allen 1992
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Distribution |
Coral Bay to off The Kimberley, Western Australia. Inhabits flat silty-sand bottoms around inshore rocky outcrops in areas with very large tidal fluctuations and murky waters. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin X111, 15; Anal fin 11, 15-16; Pectoral fin 18; Caudal fin 13 branched rays: Gill rakers on first arch (total) 7-8 + 13-14 = 21., gill rakers on first branchial arch 8 + 13 (7 + 14); Tubed lateral-line scales 18; Vertical scale rows 28; Scales above lateral-line to base of dorsal-fin spines 11-12; Scales below lateral-line to anus 9. Body moderately deep, 2.1 in SL. |
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Colour |
Overall pale grey, nearly whitish with scattered blue spots on head; narrow black margin distally on spinous dorsal fin; juvenile paratype with pale-rimmed black spot, about pupil size, at base of soft dorsal rays 8-11. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin limosus (= muddy), in reference to the silty nature of the habitat in which this species occurs. |
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Species Citation |
Pomacentrus limosus Allen 1992, Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(4): 691, fig. 1. Type locality: Churchill Reef, Western Australia, 15°31'S, 123°17'E, 8.9-8.5 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2025 |
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Resources |
Muddy Damsel, Pomacentrus limosus Allen 1992
References
Allen, G.R. 1992. A new species of damselfish (genus Pomacentrus) from north-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(4): 691-695 See ref online
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.
Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, J.B., Allen, G.R. & Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 84: 161–206 DOI: 10.18195/issn.0313-122x.84.2014.161-206
