Pomacentrus nigromarginatus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pomacentrus nigromarginatus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pomacentrus nigromarginatus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Grey blue forebody and yellow tail, with prominent black spot at pectoral fin base, and usually with fine black outer margin of tail. Similar P. nigromanus (Goldback Damsel) has broad black lower margin on anal fin.
Information
Max Size: 8 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.1-30.7°C
Depth: 20-50m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (2% 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 (24 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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