- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- POMACENTRIDAE
- Parma
- unifasciata
Girdled Scalyfin, Parma unifasciata (Steindachner 1867)
Other Names: Girdled Parma

A Girdled Scalyfin, Parma unifasciata, at Nambucca Reef, New South Wales, October 2011. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A greyish to brown scalyfin with a broad white band on the body behind the pectoral fin. Juveniles are bright yellow to brownish-yellow with neon-blue lines and spots, and a paler indistinct broad band on the body.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Parma unifasciata in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Feb 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/368
Girdled Scalyfin, Parma unifasciata (Steindachner 1867)
More Info
Distribution |
Mudjimba Island, Queensland, to Eden, New South Wales. Adults often occur on offshore reefs and around islands, while juveniles frequently inhabit inshore reefs. |
Species Citation |
Pomacentrus unifasciatus Steindachner 1867, Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 56(1): 326. Type locality: Port Jackson, NSW. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
Resources |
Girdled Scalyfin, Parma unifasciata (Steindachner 1867)
References
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Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3)
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Steindachner, F. 1867. Ichthyologische Notizen (6) 2. Zur Fischfauna von Port Jackson. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 56(1): 320-335 fig. 1
Whitley, G.P. 1929. Some fishes of the order Amphiprioniformes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 9(3): 207-246 figs 1-4 pls 27-28