Neoglyphidodon nigroris

(Cuvier, 1830)

Vernacular names
English : Black-and-gold chromis
French : Demoiselle noire et or

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

Identification
The species can reach 13 cm in length. Juveniles entirely yellow with horizontal black bands. Adults are yellow-brown to olive-brown with yellow to white dorsal, anal and tail fins. White cheeks and mouth with two diagonal bars on cheeks.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Andaman Sea to Philippines, and south Japan, east to Bali. Populations east of Bali are N. xanthurus. Lives in coral-rich areas of lagoons and seaward reefs, from 2 to 23 m deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is widespread but could be declining because of coral reef destruction.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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