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Nagasaki damsel
Pomacentrus nagasakiensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Nagasaki damsel
- Scientific
- Pomacentrus nagasakiensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 11 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 35 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A small, bluish damselfish reaching about 11 cm, living in small groups around soft-coral patches on sand, usually below 20 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pomacentrus-nagasakiensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Nagasaki_damsel_(Pomacentrus_nagasakiensis)_(25495124677).j
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.