Lemon Damsel

Pomacentrus moluccensis

Luminous yellow. Snout and cheeks with pale blue markings (partly not clearly visible).

Size : 7 cm

Habitat : At clear lagoons and outer reefs, 1-15 m. Often in small, loose groups in front of coral formations. Feeds on zooplankton and algae.

Distribution : Andaman Sea to Rowley Shoals, SW Japan, Palau, Yap and Fiji.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Cichliformes

FAMILY

:

Pomacentridae

GENUS

:

Pomacentrus

SPECIES

:

Pomacentrus moluccensis

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner