Dischistodus prosopotaenia

(Bleeker, 1852)

Vernacular names
English : Honey-head damselfish
French : Demoiselle miel

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Ovalentaria i. s. (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Pomacentridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Flanks creamy-white with faint blue line on scales. Head olive-brown. Black spot near end tip of dorsal fin, on back. Blue lines and dots around face, belly and cheeks from cream to dull yellow.

Range and habitat
Indo-Pacific, from Nicobar Islands to Vanuatu, to south Japan and Great Barrier Reef. Found around silty areas of lagoons and coastal coral reefs.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a fairly large range. It could be locally vulnerable to habitat loss. Rarely trapped for the trade and not caught for food.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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