Amblyglyphidodon curacao

Amblyglyphidodon curacao; also known as the staghorn damselfish , the clouded damselfish or the bare-snouted sergeant major; is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and the clownfishes. It's widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean. This species is a small sized fish that can reach a maximum size of 11 cm length.[2]

Amblyglyphidodon curacao
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Amblyglyphidodon
Species:
A. curacao
Binomial name
Amblyglyphidodon curacao
(Bloch, 1787)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon curacao Bloch, 1787
  • Glyphisodon trifasciatus Bleeker, 1847
  • Abudefduf trifasciatus Bleeker, 1847
  • Glyphisodon smaragdinus Brevoort, 1856
  • Amblyglyphisodon nudirostrum Fowler, 1944

References
  1. Jenkins, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; Allen, G.; Yeeting, B. & Myers, R. (2017). "Amblyglyphidodon curacao". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188343A1861407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188343A1861407.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Amblyglyphidodon curacao" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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