Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a587470c-5e47-4bbb-8226-5bc461ce9cd6

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

Data Links

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WMS

To use WMS services, copy and paste the following GetCapabilities URL into your OGC client (e.g. uDIG, ESRI ArcGIS)
http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Neopomacentrus cyanomos
For higher taxa, this will give you a hierarchical listing of layers for each taxon.

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Further details

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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: B. Hutchins, Western Australian Museum
Rights: B. Hutchins, Western Australian Museum

Description

The species can be recognised by the large black spot on the

and the yellow region posteriorly on the

. The base of the

is usually dark brown, and the margin is dark. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

Australian Museum Factsheets: Description, Distribution, Morphology, Habitat
Australian National Fish Collection Images: Authoritative image
Encyclopedia of Life: Description, Images
Lizard Island Research Station: Images, Occurrence record
Reef Life Survey Images: Images, Occurrence record
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author

Species Lists

RLS profile v3: Frequency: 3.631; Depth: (0–16 m); Max_size: 100 mm; Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea to Australia; Threats: No major threats to this species are known; Common_Name: Regal Demoiselle;; IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed; Invasive: Not known to be invasive; Abundance: 79.641; Range: 1495.105; Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Neopomacentrus cyanomos	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Pomacentrus cyanomos Bleeker, 1856	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Bleeker, P. 1856. Verslag omtrent eenige vischsoorten gevangen aan de Zuidkust van Malang in Oost-Java. Natuurwet. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië Vol. 11 pp. 81-92

Common Names

Common name	Source
Regal Demoiselle Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia Encyclopedia of Life Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
Regal Damsel Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Violet Damselfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Yellow-tailed Damselfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Crescent Damsel Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
Violet Demoiselle Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

Occurrence records

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Name references found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library

Name references found in the TROVE - NLA

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Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856)

Regal Demoiselle