Guinean damselfish

Microspathodon frontatus

Seventeen Centimeters Pomacentrid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Microspathodon frontatus (Guinean damselfish), is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off west Africa in the Gulf of Guinea as far north as Ghana as well as the islands of Bioko and São Tomé and Príncipe where it is abundant. It is found among rocky reefs, rocks and rubble.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Microspathodon
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: including Fernando Poo and Annobon Islands, in the Gulf of Guinea and north to Ghana.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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