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Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Annie Montague Alexander (1867–1950) was an American philanthropist and fossil collector who established the fossil collection at the University of California Museum of Paleontology, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and sponsored collecting expeditions. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Evermann & Seale.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 5 - 60 m (Ref. 7247). Tropical
Western Pacific: Indo-Malayan Archipelago east to the Moluccas and Mentawai Islands, north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 15; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 14 - 15.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Adults occur in lagoon, inshore, and offshore reefs (Ref. 9710). Usually seen solitary, often swimming well above substrate (Ref. 48636). Feed on algae, barnacle nauplii, copepods, fish eggs, and small gastropods. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 25.6 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 634 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02455 (0.01299 - 0.04638), b=3.00 (2.84 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.36 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 120 [59, 184] mg/100g; Iron = 0.789 [0.472, 1.299] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.1, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.133 [0.079, 0.219] g/100g; Selenium = 27.6 [14.8, 51.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 95.9 [27.5, 319.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.71 [1.15, 2.45] mg/100g (wet weight);