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Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335); aurifrons: From the Latin auri meaning gold and frons meaning forehead, in reference to the characteristic yellow marking on the forehead (Ref. 50559).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 2 - 14 m (Ref. 50559). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 50559)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 13.
Adults are common on coastal fringing reefs and offshore platform reefs (Ref. 50559). Found in groups above coral (Ref. 50559). Feed on zooplankton (Ref. 50559). 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).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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., 2004. Pomacentrus aurifrons, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from Melanesia. Zootaxa 399:1-7. (Ref. 50559)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 26.7 - 29.4, mean 28.7 °C (based on 773 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02399 (0.01134 - 0.05074), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 167 [80, 289] mg/100g; Iron = 0.993 [0.549, 1.738] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.0, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.124 [0.065, 0.224] g/100g; Selenium = 18.1 [8.6, 39.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 189 [55, 648] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.78 [1.12, 2.68] mg/100g (wet weight);