Green-shine Damsel
Neopomacentrus anabatoides
- Usual depth2–13 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Neopomacentrus anabatoides, commonly known as the silver demoiselle, is a fish native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Neopomacentrus anabatoides”, 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: 2 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–13 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Green-shine Damsel, Silver Demoiselle
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Yanoribonsuzumedai, ヤノリボンスズメダイ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดหินเล็กเกล็ดวาว
Other scientific names: Abudefduf anabantoides, Abudefduf anabatoides, Glyphisodon anabatoides, Pomacentrus anabatoids
Similar species
- Freshwater demoiselle
Neopomacentrus taeniurus
- Violet Damsel
Neopomacentrus violascens
Cow pilotAbudefduf saxatilis
Scissortail sergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Indo-Pacific sergeantAbudefduf vaigiensis
Spiny chromisAcanthochromis polyacanthus
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).
- 73 open-data records from 1948 to 2013.
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