lemon damsel
| Scientific name | Pomacentrus moluccensis |
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| Descriptor | Bleeker |
| Year of description | 1853 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Pomacentridae |
| Genus | Pomacentrus |
Introduction
Pomacentrus moluccensis, commonly known as lemon damsel, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size8 cm
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Maximum size9 cm
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Longevity5 year
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Average size8 cm
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Maximum size9 cm
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Longevity5 year
How to recognize the lemon damsel ?
The lemon damsel measures between 8 and 9 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly jaune body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietomnivorous
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Sociabilityliving in small groups
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The lemon damsel is a fish living in small groups. This species is omnivorous .
Although the lemon damsel is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert
The lemon damsel is a fish ovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature25 - 29 °C
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Depth1 - 14 m
Biotope presentation
The lemon damsel is most often found at a depth between 1m and 14m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Species of the same family
To read on the web
Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Bibliographic references
Evidence for developmental thermal acclimation in the damselfish, Pomacentrus moluccensis - M. K. Grenchik - J. M. Donelson - P. L. Munday - Springer Nature - 2013.
Variation in the relationship between otolith weight and age: implications for the estimation of age of two tropical damselfish (Pomacentrus moluccensis and P. wardi) - D. O. Worthington - P. J. Doherty - A. J. Fowler - Canadian Science Publishing - 1995.
Experimental demonstration of no effect by the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus (Cuvier and Valenciennes) on the host fish Pomacentrus moluccensis (Bleeker) - Alexandra S.Grutter - Elsevier Ltd - 1996.
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