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> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus:Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335); andamanensis:Named for its native range in the Andaman Sea; treated as a masculine geographic adjective.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet Ökologie
seewasser pelagic-neritic; tiefenbereich 2 - 35 m (Ref. 123826), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 123826). Tropical
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 13; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 14 - 15; Afterflossenstacheln: 14 - 6; Wirbelzahl: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XIII,14-15; A II,14-16 (usually 15); pectoral-fin rays 16-18 (usually 17); tubed lateral-line scales 16-19 (usually 17-18); total gill rakers on first arch 20-23 (rarely 20); body depth 1.9-2.1 (mean 2.0) in SL; no scales on preorbital and suborbital; lower margin of suborbital series with 7-13 serrae. Colouration: when alive, pale lavender to bluish gray on upper two-thirds of body and dorsal head, otherwise yellowish including fins; small blue spots on body scales, large lavender spots and bands on side of head, greenish spot on upper opercle near lateral-line origin, small blackish spot at base of uppermost pectoral-fin rays, and blue to lavender stripes and spots on dorsal and anal fins; a distinct ocellus on the rear dorsal fin in both juveniles and adults (Ref. 123826). Cross section: compressed.
Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and E.Y. Ningsih, 2020. Pomacentrus andamanensis, a new species of damselfish (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) from the Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 36:38-48. (Ref. 123826)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 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).
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278): 2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
