Staghorn Damsel
Scientific Name: Amblyglyphidodon curacao
Species: Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)
Other names: Staghorn Damselfish, Clouded Damselfish, Staghorn Sergeant, Black-snouted Sergeant-Major.
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Staghorn DamselUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Flair Point - Coral Sea - Australia
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Staghorn DamselUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2005
Photographed at: Wakatobi Dive Resort - Indonesia
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Staghorn DamselUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Staghorn DamselUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Flair Point - Coral Sea - Australia
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Staghorn DamselUploaded by: @fishx6 in February 2012
Photographed at: Lady Musgrave - Australia
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Description
Also known as Sergeants, Staghorn Damselfish, Clouded Damselfish, Staghorn Sergeant and Black-snouted Sergeant-Major.
Found on coral reefs and in lagoons, often form feeding aggregations around Acropora staghorn corals.
Juveniles are generally associated with Sarcophyton and Sinularia soft corals.
They vary in colour between a silvery blue/green with yellow patch and dark bars.
They feed on zooplankton and filamentous algae.
Length - 11cm
Depth - 1-40m
Widespread Indo-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 Staghorn Damsel is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 5 times by user @fishx6
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