Pomacentrus micronesicus, Micronesian damselfish : fisheries

Pomacentrus micronesicus Liu, Ho & Dai, 2013

Micronesian damselfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335); micronesicus: Named for the predominant area (Micronesia) where it was found.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 95102). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Micronesia (Marshall Is.); south to Indonesia (West Papua, Raja Ampat Islands and Bali); probably also in Palau.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95102)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XIII,13-15 (usually XIII,14); A II,13-16 (usually II,15); pectoral fin rays 16-18 (usually 17 or 18); tubed lateral line scales 16-18 (usually 17 or 18); gill rakers 5-7 + 15-16 = 20-23 (typically 21); body depth 2.5-2.8 in proportion to SL for specimens longer than 3.0 cm SL; caudal fin is deeply forked with a relatively long filamentous upper lobe (Ref. 95102).


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Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R. | Collaborators

Liu, S.-Y.V., H.-C.H. Ho and C.-F. Dai, 2013. A new species of Pomacentrus (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) from Micronesia, with comments on its phylogenetic relationships. Zool. Stud. 52(6):1-8. (Ref. 95102)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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