Miller's Damsel, Pomacentrus milleri Taylor 1964
Other Names: Miller's Damselfish
Miller's Damsel, Pomacentrus milleri, at Enderby Island, Dampier Marine Park Western Australia. Source: Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A plain brownish to greyish damselfish with darker scale margins, and a narrow blue margin on the dorsal and anal fins. Juveniles are mostly yellow with a bluish-grey back, iridescent blue lines from the snout to the back, a blue-ringed ocellus on the rear of the dorsal fin, and blue lines across the iris.
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Bray, D.J. 2021, Pomacentrus milleri in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2346
Miller's Damsel, Pomacentrus milleri Taylor 1964
More Info
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Distribution |
Rottnest Island, Western Australia, to Mapoon, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. Inhabits shallow inshore reefs, mostly in rocky areas, and is one of the most common damselfishes along the Western Australian coast. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XIV, 13-14; Anal fin II, 13-14. |
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Etymology |
The species is named in honour of ichthyologist Robert Miller, who collected type specimen. |
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Species Citation |
Pomacentrus milleri Taylor 1964, Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 4: 261, pl. 60. Type locality: Yirrkala, Cape Arnhem, Northern Territory. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Resources |
Miller's Damsel, Pomacentrus milleri Taylor 1964
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. & Larson, H.K. 2010. Pomacentrus milleri (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155304A115298503. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155304A4770916.en. Downloaded on 18 January 2021.
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.
Hoschke, A., Whisson, G. & Moore, G.I. 2019. Complete list of fishes from Rottnest Island. pp. 150-161 in Whisson, G. & Hoschke, A. (eds) The Rottnest Island fish book. 2nd ed. Perth : Aqua Research and Monitoring Services.
Hutchins, B. 2004. Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 343–398
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6
Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Checklist of fishes of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. pp. 239-253 in Wells, F. (ed.) The Marine Fauna and Flora of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum.
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293
Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp.
Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 (as Pomacentrus bankanensis)
Taylor, W.R. 1964. Fishes of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 4: 44-307 figs 1-68
