Scarface Damsel (species: Neoglyphidodon nigroris) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Neoglyphidodon nigroris
Scarface Damsel


©Andy Lewis

©Andy Lewis: Juvenile Neoglyphidodon nigroris

©Anne Hoggett: Scarface Damsel in Lizard Island lagoon

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Neoglyphidodon
Species Neoglyphidodon nigroris

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 11 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Casey, J.M., J.H. Choat and S.R. Connolly (2014). Coupled dynamics of territorial damselfishes and juvenile corals on the reef crest, Coral Reefs, doi 10.1007/s00338-014-1221-7. LIRS catalog number 1845.
  • Cooper, W.J., L.L. Smith and M.W. Westneat (2009). Exploring the radiation of a diverse reef fish family: Phylogenetics of the damselfishes (Pomacentridae), with new classifications based on molecular analyses of all genera, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 52: 1-16. LIRS catalog number 1221.
  • Cooper, W.J. and M.W. Westneat (2009). Form and function of damselfish skulls: rapid and repeated evolution into a limited number of trophic niches, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9: 24 doi:10.1186: 1471-2148. LIRS catalog number 1222.
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