Pomacentrus limosus

Muddy damsel
Pomacentrus limosus
Pomacentrus limosus, Dampier, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus limosus
Pomacentrus limosus, Port Hedland, WA, Photo: Graham Edgar
Pomacentrus limosus
Pomacentrus limosus, Ningaloo Reef, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus limosus
Pomacentrus limosus, Dampier, WA, Photo: Graham Edgar
Pomacentrus limosus
Pomacentrus limosus, Truant Island, NT, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Pomacentrus limosus, Arafura Reef, NT, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Pomacentrus limosus, Dampier, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Pomacentrus limosus

Distribution

Localised, Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Pale body, black tips on dorsal spines, gold iris and light ear spot. Found on inshore, silty northwestern and northern Australian reefs. Likely often confused with P. nagasakiensis, with Australian records of that species west of Torres Strait probably P. limosus. The subtle difference in appearance between the two seems to include a smaller black spot at the base of the pectoral fin in P. limosus, where there is a large, obvious black patch in P. nagasakiensis.


Information

Max Size: 5 cm

Sea Temperature Range: N/A

Depth: 8-10m

Habitat Generalization Index: 3.1

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Frequent (12.6% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Many (47 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.