Whitebelly Damsel, Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker 1847)
Other Names: Golden-scaled Damsel-fish, Gold-scaled Damsel-fish, White-belly Damsel, White-breasted Sergeant, White-breasted Sergeant-major
A Whitebelly Damsel, Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster, at Steve's Bommie on Ribbon Reef #3, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Source: Paddy Ryan / http://www.ryanphotographic.com/. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A greyish damsel with darker scale margins, a yellow belly, pelvic fins and often anal fin, a black spot on the upper pectoral-fin base and broad dark margins on the dorsal and anal fins.
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Dianne J. Bray, Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster in Fishes of Australia, accessed 05 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/314
Whitebelly Damsel, Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker 1847)
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Offshore reefs of Western Australia - Scott Reef, WA (14°03'S) to Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°15'S) and northern Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Ashmore Reef (10°05'S) and Osprey Reef (13°52'S) Coral Sea, to Lady Elliot Island (24°06'S) QLD, also Christmas Island, Indian Ocean; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits reef lagoons, passes and outer reef slopes in depths of 5-45 m. |
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Dianne J. Bray |
Whitebelly Damsel, Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker 1847)
References
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