Paletail damsel

Pomacentrus trichrourus

Deep Bodied Pomacentrid Fish of the Red Sea

Paletail damsel is a marine fish of Western Indian Ocean. The species occupies reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 11 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Pomacentrus
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the east African coast south to Natal, South Africa. Reported as likely to occur at Seychelles in Smith & Smith 1963 (Ref. 1623 ) but not listed as such in Allen 1991 (Ref. 7247 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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