Scaly Damsel
Pomacentrus lepidogenys
- Usual depth3–12 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 27 records
- February: 19 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 14 records
- May: 24 records
- June: 295 records
- July: 10 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 23 records
- October: 29 records
- November: 31 records
- December: 19 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–12 m · Deepest record: 38 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Scaly Damsel
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Damita gris
- French
- Demoiselle écailleuse
- Japanese
- Asadosuzumedai, アサドスズメダイ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดหินหลังเหลือง
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 頰鱗雀鯛
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,778 open-data records from 1908 to 2023.
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