Golden Damsel (species: Amblyglyphidodon aureus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Amblyglyphidodon aureus
Golden Damsel


©Andy Lewis: Golden Damsel at Lizard Island

©Alex Vail: Golden Damsel at Snake Pit near Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Amblyglyphidodon
Species Amblyglyphidodon aureus

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

    

Distinguishing features

A bright yellow damselfish almost always seen on steep dropoffs.

Size

  • Up to 15 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Bay, L.K. (2005). The population genetic structure of coral reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 967.
  • Bay, L.K., K. Buechler, M. Gagliano and M.J. Caley (2006). Intraspecific variation in the pelagic larval duration of tropical reef fishes, Journal of Fish Biology, 68: 1206-1214. LIRS catalog number 958.
  • Leis, J.M., B.M. Carson-Ewart and J. Webley (2002). Settlement behaviour of coral-reef fish larvae at subsurface artificial-reef moorings, Marine and Freshwater Research, 53: 319-327. LIRS catalog number 720.