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Bony fish

Singlebar Devil

Plectroglyphidodon leucozona

Also known as: Bellyband Damselfish, Farmer Damsel, Sash Damsel, Whiteband Damsel, Whiteband Damselfish, White-banded Damsel, Whitebar Damselfish, White-ringed Damselfish, Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus

Adult
@greatwhite · Keleti Beach, Tonga · September 20111 / 4

Showing details for the adult stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Found singly or in loose schools, over shallow channels and ridges, of surge swept shorelines and seaward reef margins.

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

Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 4
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Found singly or in loose schools, over shallow channels and ridges, of surge swept shorelines and seaward reef margins.

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Adult photos 4

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusPlectroglyphidodon
    7. speciesPlectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker, 1859)

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)