Alexander's Damsel, Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale 1907

Other Names: Alex's Damsel

Alexander's Damsel, Pomacentrus alexanderae, at Malapascua, Philippines, May 2017. Source: Klaus Stiefel / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A pale greyish damselfish with a large black spot around the pectoral-fin base, and black tips on the dorsal-fin spines.

Cite this page as:

Bray, D.J. 2017, Pomacentrus alexanderae in Fishes of Australia, accessed 18 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2335

Alexander's Damsel, Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale 1907

More Info

Distribution	Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, around the tropical north to the Gove Peninsula, Northern Territory. Inhabits lagoons on inshore and offshore coral reefs.
Species Citation	Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale 1907, Bull. Bur. Fish. (U.S.) for 1906 26: 90, Fig. 17. Type locality: Bacon, Sorsogon, Luzon Island, Philippines.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2017

Alexander's Damsel, Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale 1907

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. Western Australian Museum. 292 pp.

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.

Evermann, B.W. & Seale, A. 1907. Fishes of the Philippine Islands. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (U.S.) for 1906 26: 49-110 figs 1-22

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.