The neon damselfish

neon damselfish

Scientific name	Pomacentrus coelestis
Descriptor	Jordan & Starks
Year of description	1901
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Pomacentridae
Genus	Pomacentrus

Introduction

Pomacentrus coelestis, commonly known as neon damselfish, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

6 cm
Maximum size

8 cm
Longevity

5 year

Average size

6 cm
Maximum size

8 cm
Longevity

5 year

How to recognize the neon damselfish ?

The neon damselfish measures between 6 and 8 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly jaune and bleu body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

omnivorous
Sociability

living in shoals
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

The neon damselfish is a fish living in shoals. This species is omnivorous .

Although the neon damselfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert
Hermaphrodite

protogynous

The neon damselfish is a fish ovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert. always born female. Growing up, individuals will change sex to become male, this is called successive hermaphroditism of the protogynous type. This fish protects its eggs from nearby predators.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Bay of Bengal Great Barrier Reef Philippine Sea South East Asian Seas Indonesian seas Western Tropical Pacific Ocean Oceania

islands

Bali Lombok Nusa Penida

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Temperature

25 - 29 °C
Depth

1 - 20 m

Biotope presentation

The neon damselfish is most often found at a depth between 1m and 20m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

pacific pinstriped butterflyfish Chaetodontidae

To go further

Species of the same family

Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster Pomacentridae

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