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Lagoon damselfish
Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852)
Also calledDamisel·la de atol (cat) · Donzela-de-laguna (por) · Suzumedaimodoki (jpn) · útesník lagunový (ces) · Коричневый гемиглифидодон (rus) · スズメダイモドキ (jpn) · 厚殼仔 (zho) · 密鰓雀鯛 (zho) · 密鰓魚 (zho) · 密鳃鱼 (zho)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
description
Common Name: Lagoon Damselfish Observation Site: The species was observed and photographed from the rocky reefs of Kovalam (8 ° 23 ′ 34.6 ″ N, 76 ° 58 ′ 24.2 ″ E to 8 ° 23 ′ 34.4 ″ N, 76 ° 58 ′ 21.6 ″ E) at a depth of 1.6 m on March 1, 2015.
New Distributional Records of 31 Marine Fish Species from Rocky Reefs of Kerala: Insights from Underwater Visual Census on the Southwest Coast of India
diagnosis
Diagnosis: One of the larger damselfish species, characterized by a dark brown body. The median fins and base of the pectoral fins are generally darker. A faint blue tint extends from the snout to the beginning of the dorsal fin. A distinct spot is present on the upper edge of the caudal peduncle.
New Distributional Records of 31 Marine Fish Species from Rocky Reefs of Kerala: Insights from Underwater Visual Census on the Southwest Coast of India
discussion
Remarks: The species has not yet been reported from Indian waters.
New Distributional Records of 31 Marine Fish Species from Rocky Reefs of Kerala: Insights from Underwater Visual Census on the Southwest Coast of India
distribution
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, including the Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific. Found in the Andaman Sea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Philippines, northern Australia, and New Caledonia.
New Distributional Records of 31 Marine Fish Species from Rocky Reefs of Kerala: Insights from Underwater Visual Census on the Southwest Coast of India
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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In the stacks
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2398183.