Bluespot Damsel
Pomacentrus grammorhynchus
- Usual depth1–17 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Pomacentrus grammorhynchus, the Bluespot damselfish, is a damselfish species described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1918. Pomacentrus grammorhynchus is part of the genus Pomacentrus and the family Pomacentridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pomacentrus grammorhynchus”, 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: 5 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 15 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–17 m · Deepest record: 17.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bluespot Damsel
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Damita de puntos azules
- French
- Demoiselle à taches bleues
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 藍點雀鯛
Other scientific names: Pomachromis grammorhynchus
Similar species
Blue DamselPomacentrus coelestis
Ocellate DamselfishPomacentrus vaiuli
- Lemon damsel
Pomacentrus moluccensis
Amboina DamselfishPomacentrus amboinensis
Charcoal damselPomacentrus brachialis
Philippine DamselPomacentrus philippinus
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).
- 402 open-data records from 1909 to 2023.
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