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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Amblypomacentrus: Greek, amblys = darkness + Greek, poma, -atos = cover + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Peters.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 7247). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Durban, South Africa; also Aldabra, Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Adults inhabit lagoon and inshore weed and sand flats (Ref. 7247). 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).
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).
Tang, K.L., M.L.J. Stiassny, R.L. Mayden and R. DeSalle, 2021. Systematics of damselfishes. Ichthyol. & Herpetology 109(1):258-318. (Ref. 126004)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 29.1, mean 27.5 °C (based on 559 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00651 - 0.03363), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
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 = 168 [89, 317] mg/100g; Iron = 0.949 [0.532, 1.614] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.6, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.121 [0.067, 0.218] g/100g; Selenium = 13.2 [6.8, 26.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 153 [46, 516] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.5 [1.6, 3.7] mg/100g (wet weight);