Pomacentrus limosus, Muddy damsel

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Pomacentrus limosus Allen, 1992

Muddy damsel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335);  limosus: From the Latin for muddy, in reference to the silty habitat where this species occurs (Ref. 31101).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 10 m (Ref. 31101). Tropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Also Western Central Pacific (Ref. 47839).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31101)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Tubed lateral line scales 18; pale grey without conspicuous markings, except for membranous tips of dorsal spines black and juvenile with black ocellus at base of soft dorsal fin (Ref. 31101). Caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 31101).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults are observed around rock outcrops with flat silt-sand bottom (Ref. 31101). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Diurnal species (Ref. 52881).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R. | Collaborators

Allen, G.R., 1992. A new species of damselfish (genus Pomacentrus) from northwestern Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 15(4):691-695. (Ref. 31101)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 18 - 28.4, mean 26.2 °C (based on 339 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02399 (0.01139 - 0.05051), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.8   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 614 [348, 1,328] mg/100g; Iron = 2.12 [1.04, 3.76] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [16.0, 18.2] %; Omega3 = 0.18 [0.09, 0.36] g/100g; Selenium = 30.4 [14.0, 68.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.5 [8.0, 100.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.81 [1.79, 4.32] mg/100g (wet weight);