Dark Damsel
Plectroglyphidodon fasciolatus
- Usual depth4–15 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonCommon
About this species
Plectroglyphidodon fasciolatus, commonly called the Pacific gregory, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the tropical western Indo-Pacific. It feeds on filamentous algae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Plectroglyphidodon fasciolatus”, 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: 52 records
- February: 705 records
- March: 1,254 records
- April: 2,064 records
- May: 1,391 records
- June: 788 records
- July: 325 records
- August: 286 records
- September: 788 records
- October: 366 records
- November: 74 records
- December: 33 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–15 m · Deepest record: 41.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dark Damsel, Indian Gregory, Pacific gregory, Yellow-eye Damsel
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Coronel del Pacífico
- French
- Grégoire du Pacifique
- Japanese
- Fuchidorisuzumedai, フチドリスズメダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 胸斑眶锯雀鲷, 藍紋高身雀鯛
Other scientific names: Eupomacentrus fasciolatus, Eupomacentrus paschalis, Pomacentrus atrilabiatus, Pomacentrus craticulus, Pomacentrus fasciolatus, Pomacentrus inornatus, Pomacentrus jenkinsi, Pomacentrus niomatus, Pomacentrus vanderbilti, Pseudopomacentrus navalis, Stegastes faciolatus, Stegastes fasciatus, Stegastes fasciolatus
Similar species
- Blackbar devil
Plectroglyphidodon dickii
- Johnston Island damsel
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
Singlebar devilPlectroglyphidodon leucozona
- Brighteye damselfish
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
- Western Gregory
Plectroglyphidodon obreptus
- Phoenix devil
Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis
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).
- 8,253 open-data records from 1889 to 2023.
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