Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Plectroglyphidodon
Species:
P. imparipennis
Binomial name
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
(Vaillant and Sauvage, 1875)
Synonyms
List
  • Glyphisodon imparipennis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
  • Abudefduf imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
  • Chromis elaphrus Jenkins, 1903
  • Abudefduf iwasakii Okada & Ikeda, 1939
  • Chrysiptera prughi Fowler, 1946
  • Oliglyphisodon caeruleomaculatus Fowler, 1946

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Adults can grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.

Distribution and habitat

This species of fish is found in the Indo-Pacific form eastern Africa to the Line Islands and Pitcairn Islands north to the Philippines and the Ryukyu Islands.[1]

Description

Adults of this species can grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[1] This fish is white in colouration with a yellow caudal fin. Its dorsal fin has 12 spines and 14 to 15 soft rays.[1] Its anal fin has 2 spines and 11 to 12 soft rays.

Ecology

Diet

This fish feeds on benthic algae and invertebrates.

Behaviour

Adults stay close to their shelter.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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