Pomacentridae

Paletail damsel

Pomacentrus trichrourus

Deep Bodied Pomacentrid Fish of the Red Sea

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

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