Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Plectroglyphidodon
Species:
P. imparipennis
Binomial name
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
(Vaillant and Sauvage, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Glyphisodon imparipennis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
  • Abudefduf imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
  • Chromis elaphrus Jenkins, 1903
  • Abudefduf iwasakii Okada & Ikeda, 1939
  • Chrysiptera prughi Fowler, 1946
  • Oliglyphisodon caeruleomaculatus Fowler, 1946

Adults can grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.

Distribution and habitat

This species of fish is found in the Indo-Pacific form eastern Africa to the Line Islands and Pitcairn Islands north to the Philippines and the Ryukyu Islands.[1]

Description

Adults of this species can grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[1] This fish is white in colouration with a yellow caudal fin. Its dorsal fin has 12 spines and 14 to 15 soft rays.[1] Its anal fin has 2 spines and 11 to 12 soft rays.

Ecology

Diet

This fish feeds on benthic algae and invertebrates.

Behaviour

Adults stay close to their shelter.

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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