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Johnston Island damsel
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Johnston Island damsel
- Scientific
- Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A small, pale yellowish-grey damselfish with a broad dark band at the rear of the body and fins, reaching about 14 cm. It lives in coral-rich areas among Acropora and Pocillopora heads.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Plectroglyphidodon-johnstonianus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Plectroglyphidodon_johnstonianus_Réunion.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.