Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:74d8bbcc-4432-4fc9-bef3-1a12b015a4b5

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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:Pomacentrus amboinensis
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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats

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Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
Image by: BIO Photography Group, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
Rights: BIO Photography Group, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario

Description

The Ambon Damsel is yellow to pale mauve with dark scale margins. There is a spot at the top of the operculum and another on the upper pectoral fin base. The head has pink to blue blotches. Juveniles have an ocellus on the soft dorsal fin. The ocellus fades as the fish grows. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

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

Species Lists

RLS profile v3: Frequency: 41.358; Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia to Vanuatu and Ryukyu Islands to New Caledonia; Invasive: Not known to be invasive; Common_Name: Ambon damsel;; Commercial_Uses: None, other than trivial captures for aquarium trade; Depth: (0–16 m); Max_size: 90 mm; Threats: No major threats to this species are known; IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed; Diet: Plankton, Algae; Range: 309.170; Abundance: 52.805

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Pomacentrus amboinensis	Australian Faunal Directory

Common Names

Common name	Source
Ambon Damsel 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
Amboina Damselfish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Amboina Demoiselle Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory
Pallid Damsel-fish Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist Australian Faunal Directory

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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Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker, 1868

Ambon Damsel