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Yellowbelly Damselfish

Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster

Also known as: Gold-scaled Damselfish, Golden-scaled Damselfish, Sergeant, Whitebelly Damsel, Whitebelly Damselfish, Whitebelly Devil, White-breasted Sergeant, White-breasted Sergeant-Major, Yellowbelly Devil

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2017
Adult
@KitBrennan · Flair Point - Coral Sea, Australia · July 20091 / 14

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Overview

Found singly or in small schools, over lagoons, inner and outer passages, slopes, and reefs, rich in coral growth.

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-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 12
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Found singly or in small schools, over lagoons, inner and outer passages, slopes, and reefs, rich in coral growth.

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Adult photos 14

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusAmblyglyphidodon
    7. speciesAmblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847)

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)