Pomacentrus wardi
Wards Damsel
Pomacentrus wardi, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus wardi, juvenile, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus wardi, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus wardi, adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pomacentrus wardi, Great Keppel Is, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Pomacentrus wardi, adult, Great Keppel Is, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Pomacentrus wardi, Brook Is, Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Pomacentrus wardi, Hudson Is, Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Pomacentrus wardi, Unusual blue face. QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Similar Species
Same Genus
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Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Highly variable and nondescript. Similar shape to the Stegastes species (Gregories) but lacks yellow outer eye of the most-similar Stegastes fasciolatus (Pacific Gregory).
Information
Max Size: 8 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.2-30.2°C
Depth: 1-20m
Habitat Generalization Index: 26.29
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: Least Concern
Occurrence: Common (32.1% 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 (54 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.