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Staghorn Damselfish

Amblyglyphidodon curacao

Also known as: Black-snouted Sergeant Major, Clouded Damselfish, Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Staghorn Damsel, Staghorn Sergeant

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2017
Adult
@fishx6 · Flair Point - Coral Sea, Australia · July 20091 / 26
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Overview

Found in schools, sheltering in the arms of staghorn corals, over coastal bays, lagoons, inner and outer passages of reefs.

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

Pattern
bars
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Exact location · 10
  • Country only · 16
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Found in schools, sheltering in the arms of staghorn corals, over coastal bays, lagoons, inner and outer passages of reefs.

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Adult photos 26

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusAmblyglyphidodon
    7. speciesAmblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787)

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)