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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..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 35 m (Ref. 123826), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 123826). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Andamane Sea: Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 123826)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 15; Spine anali: 14 - 6; Vertebre: 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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. Ocen Sci. Found. 36:38-48. (Ref. 123826)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02399 (0.01139 - 0.05051), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
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).
