Black-edged Damsel
Pomacentrus nigromarginatus
- Usual depth10–40 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Pomacentrus nigromarginatus, the blackmargined damsel, is a damselfish from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8 cm in length.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pomacentrus nigromarginatus”, 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: 25 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 47 records
- April: 32 records
- May: 28 records
- June: 81 records
- July: 20 records
- August: 23 records
- September: 35 records
- October: 38 records
- November: 39 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–40 m · Deepest record: 79 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Solomon Islands Fish ID Project, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black-edged Damsel, Blackmargin Damsel, Black-margined damsel, Blackmargined Damsel, Black-margined Damselfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Damita de márgenes oscuros
- Japanese
- Nisemontsukisuzumedai, ニセモンツキスズメダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 黑緣雀鯛, 黑鰭緣雀鯛
Similar species
Blue DamselPomacentrus coelestis
Lemon damselPomacentrus moluccensis
Ocellate DamselfishPomacentrus vaiuli
Dusky DamselPomacentrus adelus
Amboina DamselfishPomacentrus amboinensis
Goldbelly DamselPomacentrus auriventris
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).
- 316 open-data records from 1972 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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