This fish reaches 13 centimetres (5.1 in) in length. It is yellow with blue or purple spots on its face.[2] Some individuals have dark blotches on their sides.[3]
Biologyedit
The fish lives in outer reef habitat, deep lagoons, and areas where there is an ocean current. It lives among gorgonians, laying its eggs on them, and then the male guards and tends them until they hatch. The diet is made up of zooplankton.[2] It is solitary or lives in small groups.[3]
Referencesedit
^Jenkins, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; Allen, G. & Yeeting, B. (2017). "Amblyglyphidodon aureus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188580A1896599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188580A1896599.en.
^ abcdeFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Amblyglyphidodon aureus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
^ abcGolden Damsel, Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Cuvier, 1830). Australian Museum.
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amblyglyphidodon, aureus, also, known, golden, damselfish, species, marine, fish, family, pomacentridae, damselfishes, clownfishes, native, central, indo, pacific, conservation, status, least, concern, iucn, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingd. Amblyglyphidodon aureus also known as the golden damselfish is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae the damselfishes and clownfishes 2 3 It is native to the central Indo Pacific 2 Amblyglyphidodon aureus Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Family Pomacentridae Genus Amblyglyphidodon Species A aureus Binomial name Amblyglyphidodon aureus Cuvier 1830 Synonyms 2 Glyphisodon aureus Cuvier 1830 Abudefduf aureus Cuvier 1830 Contents 1 Description 2 Biology 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThis fish reaches 13 centimetres 5 1 in in length It is yellow with blue or purple spots on its face 2 Some individuals have dark blotches on their sides 3 Biology editThe fish lives in outer reef habitat deep lagoons and areas where there is an ocean current It lives among gorgonians laying its eggs on them and then the male guards and tends them until they hatch The diet is made up of zooplankton 2 It is solitary or lives in small groups 3 References edit Jenkins A Carpenter K E Allen G amp Yeeting B 2017 Amblyglyphidodon aureus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 e T188580A1896599 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2017 2 RLTS T188580A1896599 en a b c d e Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2015 Amblyglyphidodon aureus in FishBase February 2015 version a b c Golden Damsel Amblyglyphidodon aureus Cuvier 1830 Australian Museum External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amblyglyphidodon aureus Photos of Amblyglyphidodon aureus on Sealife Collection nbsp This Pomacentridae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amblyglyphidodon aureus amp oldid 1170097667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
