Similar Damsel
Pomacentrus similis
Also known as: Similar Damselfish, Similis Damselfish
- Similar Damselfish
- Similis Damselfish
Overview
The similar damsel is a little damselfish with an electric blue body and a bright yellow tail, easy to spot though it looks very much like the Yellowtail Damselfish.
It occurs singly, in pairs, or in small to large schools, hovering above the substrate over coral and rocky reefs of the Indian Ocean, including Sri Lanka and the Andaman Sea. It feeds on zooplankton in the water above the reef.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indian Ocean
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Found singly, pairs, or in small to large schools, hovering above the substrate feeding, over coral and rocky reefs of the Indian Ocean.
Adult photos 2
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
- familyPomacentridae
- genusPomacentrus
- speciesPomacentrus similis Allen, 1991
Morphology
A small damselfish with an electric blue body and a bright yellow tail, closely resembling the Yellowtail Damselfish.
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