Black Damsel, Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier 1830)
Other Names: Black Damsel-fish, Blue and Gold Damsel-fish, Bowtie Damselfish, Royal Damsel, Royal Damselfish, Zulu Damsel
A Black Damsel, Neoglyphidodon melas, in the Raja Ampat islands, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2016. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
Adults are a deep bluish-black, and the juveniles are very pale blue with a yellow dorsal surface, yellow outer caudal-fin rays, pale bluish pelvic and anal fins with black anterior rays.
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Dianne J. Bray, Neoglyphidodon melas in Fishes of Australia, accessed 21 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/359
Black Damsel, Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier 1830)
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Distribution |
Found in Australia from Ningaloo Reef, WA, to the Capricorn Group, QLD; also at Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, WA, and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea. Elsewhere, widespread in the Indo-West Pacific. Inhabits coral-rich areas in lagoons and seaward reefs, often in association with soft corals. |
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Species Citation |
Glyphisodon melas Cuvier, 1830, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons 5: 472. Type locality: Java. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Black Damsel, Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier 1830)
References
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Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls.
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