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sapphire damsel

Scientific name Pomacentrus pavo
Descriptor Bloch
Year of description 1787
IUCN category (World) LC
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Pomacentrus
Pomacentrus pavo Pomacentrus pavo
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Introduction

Pomacentrus pavo, commonly known as sapphire damsel, is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    7 cm
  • Maximum size
    8.5 cm
  • Average size
    7 cm
  • Maximum size
    8.5 cm

How to recognize the sapphire damsel ?

The sapphire damsel measures between 7 and 8.5 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly jaune and bleu body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

  • diet
    omnivorous with carnivorous tendency
  • Sociability
    gregarious
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

The sapphire damsel is a fish gregarious. This species is omnivorous with carnivorous tendency .

Although the sapphire damsel is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

  • Reproduction
    ovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert

The sapphire damsel is a fish ovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert.

Harmless species

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

Where to find it?

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

Aquarium de Lyon Aquarium des Lagons

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    25 - 29 °C
  • Depth
    0 - 18 m

Biotope presentation

The sapphire damsel is most often found at a depth between 0m and 18m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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BioObs fishbase EOL

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Where to see this species?

Aquarium de Lyon Aquarium des Lagons

Scientific partners

UICN France fishbase Worms BioObs

Tags

#Pomacentridae

#Pomacentrus

#fonds sablonneux

#lagon

#zone mixte

#Great Barrier Reef

#East China Sea

#Philippine Sea

#Indonesian seas

#East Indian Ocean

#western Indian Ocean

#Western Tropical Pacific Ocean

#Mauritius

#Réunion

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