FB-12498 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12498 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Pomacentrus Pomacentrus polyspinus Allen, 1991 Colombo damsel Colombo damselfish 原雀鯛 原雀鲷 1994-09-02 2019-10-28 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Allen, G.R.0 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) Lieske, E. and R. Myers0 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM). Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai`I, 96817-0916 USA. (Ref. 31667) Hardy, J.D. Jr. (comp.)0 Coral reef fish species. NOAANational Oceanographic Data Center. NODC Coral Reef Data and Information Management System. USA. 537 p. (Ref. 48497) Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. DeLoach0 Reef fish identification - tropical Pacific. Florida, New World Publications, Inc. 480 p. (Ref. 52881) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) Islam, M.J. and K.A. Habib0 Four new records of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Zool. 48(1):57-66. (Ref. 124006) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) Devi, K., K. Sahukhan, J.Y. Kumar and S.K. Shah0 New records of reef fishes from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. pp. 225-234 In Venkataraman, K. and Sivaperuman, C. Chapter 14. Marine Faunal Diversity in India. Academic Press. (Ref. 133012) Balisco, R.A.T. and R.G. Dolorosa0 The reef-associated fishes of West Sulu Sea, Palawan, Philippines: a checklist and trophic structure. AACL Bioflux 12:1260-1299. (Ref. 133013) FB-GeneralDescr-12499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-09-02 00:00:00 2019-10-28 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12499 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Adults inhabit silty coral or rubble reefs (Ref. 7247). 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). Diurnal species (Ref. 52881). Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-DiagnosticDescr-12499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-09-02 00:00:00 2025-05-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12499 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Description: Overall yellowish brown, forehead vermiculations blue, scales spots or streaks blue, dorsal-fin posterior ocellus black with pale margin. Body depth 1.8-1.9 in SL (Ref. 90102). Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-Morphology-12499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-09-02 00:00:00 2025-05-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12499 Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 14 - 15 Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) FB-Distribution-12499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-09-02 00:00:00 2025-02-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12499 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Andaman and Nicobar Island and Thailand. Islam, M.J. and K.A. Habib 2020 Four new records of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Zool. 48(1):57-66. (Ref. 124006) FB-LifeCycle-12499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-09-02 00:00:00 2019-10-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=12499&StockCode=12829 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 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). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-12499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Jeremiah Glenn Jansalin 2019-10-28 00:00:00 2025-02-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public proteus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Inhabits coral reef flats and adults are usually found on shorelines with silt mixed with coral rubby (Ref. 133012). Diurnal species (Ref. 52881). Feeds on plankton, filamentous algae and small invertebrates (Ref. 133012). Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. DeLoach 2003 Reef fish identification - tropical Pacific. Florida, New World Publications, Inc. 480 p. (Ref. 52881) FB-Size-12499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-09-02 00:00:00 2019-10-28 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12499 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)) Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-12499 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-09-02 00:00:00 2019-10-28 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12499 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 2 - 10 m (Ref. 7247) Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)