Amboina Damselfish
Pomacentrus amboinensis
- Usual depth4–21 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonOccasional
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About this species
Pomacentrus amboinensis is a damselfish from the Western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm in length.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pomacentrus amboinensis”, 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: 147 records
- February: 96 records
- March: 126 records
- April: 143 records
- May: 150 records
- June: 385 records
- July: 120 records
- August: 109 records
- September: 146 records
- October: 168 records
- November: 199 records
- December: 122 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–21 m · Deepest record: 53 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Amboina Damselfish, Amboina Demoiselle, Ambon Damsel, Ambon Damselfish, Pallid Damsel-fish, Pallid Damselfish
Names in 6 more languages
- Spanish
- Damita de Ambon
- Filipino
- Palata
- French
- Demoiselle d'Ambon
- Japanese
- Nise-nettai-suzumedai, Nisenettaisuzumedai, ニセネッタイスズメダイ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดหินเหลืองแต้มดำ, ปลาสลิดหินอัมบน
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 安邦雀鯛, 金紺仔
Other scientific names: Pomacentrus amboiensis, Pomacentrus dimidiatus
Similar species
Blue DamselPomacentrus coelestis
Ocellate DamselfishPomacentrus vaiuli
- Lemon damsel
Pomacentrus moluccensis
Charcoal damselPomacentrus brachialis
Philippine DamselPomacentrus philippinus
- Dusky Damsel
Pomacentrus adelus
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).
- 2,696 open-data records from 1908 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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