Black-banded Demoiselle
Scientific Name: Amblypomacentrus breviceps
Species: Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)
Other names: Black-banded Damsel
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Black-banded DemoiselleUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Black-banded DemoiselleUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh Resort - Indonesia
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Description
Also known as Black-banded Damsel.
Found singly or in small groups on sand or silty bottoms of lagoons and coastal reefs.
They feed on zooplankton.
Length - 8cm
Depth - 2-35m
Widespread Asian Pacific
Damselfish are egg layers.
First they clear a site ready for a nest, then engage in a mating dance with rapid swimming and fin movements, during this time the males will often turn a shade or two darker and may display white blotches. Spawning occurs at dawn.
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The Black-banded Demoiselle is found in or near the Asian Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 11 times by user @fishx6
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