Sapphire damsel
Pomacentrus pavo
- Usual depth1–13 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Pomacentrus pavo, sapphire damsel, peacock damsel or blue damsel, is a damselfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8.5 cm (3.3 in) in length.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pomacentrus pavo”, 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: 11 records
- February: 31 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 26 records
- July: 53 records
- August: 71 records
- September: 32 records
- October: 76 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 65 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sapphire damsel, Azure Damsel, Blue Damsel, Blue Damselfish, Peacock Damsel, Peacock Damsel-fish, Peacock Damselfish, Saphire Damselfish, sapphire damsel, Sapphire Demoiselle
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Pfauendemoiselle
- Spanish
- Damita Zafiro
- French
- Bouteur paon, Demoiselle paon, Demoiselle-paon
- Japanese
- Kujakusuzumedai, クジャクスズメダイ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดหินลายนกยูง
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 孔雀雀鯛, 孔雀雀鲷, 青玉雀鯛
Other scientific names: Chaetodon pavo, Holocentrus diacanthus, Pomacentrus caudovittatus, Pomacentrus furcatus, Pomacentrus hainanensis, Pomacentrus notatus, Pomacentrus pavoninus, Pomacentrus polynema, Pomacentrus suvarovensis
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).
- 1,303 open-data records from 1787 to 2023.
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