Multispine Damsel
Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus
- Usual depth2–10 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus is a species of damselfish of the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean. This species of fish is found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 28 records
- February: 90 records
- March: 38 records
- April: 30 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 16 records
- September: 32 records
- October: 27 records
- November: 32 records
- December: 441 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–10 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Photos
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rosie Steinberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
- English
- Multispine Damsel, Multispine Damselfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Damisela de aleta espinosa
Other scientific names: Glyphidodon polyacanthus, Paraglyphidodon polyacanthus
Similar species
Black DamselNeoglyphidodon melas
Behn's DamselNeoglyphidodon nigroris
Carlson's DamselfishNeoglyphidodon carlsoni
Cross' DamselNeoglyphidodon crossi
bluebanded damselfishNeoglyphidodon oxyodon
Bar-cheek DamselNeoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,409 open-data records from 1961 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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