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Bony fish

Miller's Damsel

Pomacentrus milleri

Also known as: Miller's Damselfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
Adult
@fishx6 · Navy Pier, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · June 20131 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, pairs or in loose schools, over dead coral, rubble and weedy areas of shallow inshore reefs.
Eastern Indian Ocean - Northern Australia

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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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Indian Ocean
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LIVES IN

Found singly, pairs or in loose schools, over dead coral, rubble and weedy areas of shallow inshore reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusPomacentrus
    7. speciesPomacentrus milleri Taylor, 1964

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