Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus

Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Family:Pomacentridae
Genus:Amblyglyphidodon
Species: A. flavilatus
Binomial name
Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus
Allen & Randall, 1980

Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus also known as the yellowfin damsel is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and clownfishes.[2]

Distribution

This species is native to the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.[1][3]

Habitat

Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus is a tropical coral reef associated species. It mainly inhabits coastal fringing reefs and reef slopes at depths of 12-20 m. [1][3]

Description

Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus can reach a body length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in males. [1] These small fishes have 13 dorsal spines, 11-12 dorsal soft rays, 2 anal spines and 11-13 anal soft rays. The basic body color is pearly white, with a pale yellow posterior half of body (hence the Latin species name flavilatus, meaning with yellow sides) and a pearly white chest.[3]

Biology

These fishes mainly feed on zooplankton. They have an oviparous life cycle. Females produce adhesive eggs, that males guard and aerate. [1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Allen, G.; Williams, J.T. & Larson, H. (2017). "Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188560A1893062. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ↑ WoRMS (2008). Bailly N, ed. "Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Allen & Randall, 1980". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  • Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany.


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