Chinese demoiselle

Neopomacentrus bankieri

Filamentous tail tips in orange

Chinese demoiselle is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Neopomacentrus
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: there are two separate populations but further collections may provide evidence for a continuous distribution. The first population inhabits the South China and Java seas. The second population is known from eastern Queensland and the vicinity of Daru Island off southern Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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