Amblypomacentrus breviceps

Amblypomacentrus breviceps, known commonly as the black-banded demoiselle , is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and the clownfishes.

Amblypomacentrus breviceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Amblypomacentrus
Species:
A. breviceps
Binomial name
Amblypomacentrus breviceps
(Schlegel & Müller, 1839)
Synonyms[2]
  • Glyphisodon breviceps Schlegel & Müller, 1839
  • Pomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller, 1839)
  • Pristotis trifasciatus Bleeker, 1848
  • Pomacentrus trifasciatus (Bleeker, 1848)
  • Pomacentrus nematopterus Bleeker, 1852
  • Pomacentrus beauforti Fowler & B.A. Bean, 1928

Distribution and habitat

It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean.[3]

Description

It's a small size fish that can reach a maximum size of 8,5 cm length.[2]

References
  1. Jenkins, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; Allen, G.; Yeeting, B. & Myers, R. (2017). "Amblypomacentrus breviceps". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188450A1876839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188450A1876839.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Amblypomacentrus breviceps" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. http://eol.org/pages/221349/details#distribution


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