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Smoky Damsel

Pomacentrus littoralis

Also known as: Charcoal Damsel, Dusky Damselfish, Muddy Damsel, Pacific Dusky Damselfish, Smoky Damselfish, Tidal Damsel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
Adult
@fishx6 · Police Pier, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · March 20141 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, or in small loose schools, over coral, rock and rubble areas of shallow silty coastal shorelines.

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 · Western Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
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Found singly, or in small loose schools, over coral, rock and rubble areas of shallow silty coastal shorelines.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusPomacentrus
    7. speciesPomacentrus littoralis Cuvier, 1830

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)