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Damselfish (no English common name)
Pomacentrus xanthocercus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Damselfish (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Pomacentrus xanthocercus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A small damselfish with a yellow tail, reaching about 8.5 cm, living on reefs from about 2 to 25 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pomacentrus-xanthocercus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pomacentrus_xanthocercus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.