Species Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller, 1839)
Blackbanded Damsel, Black-banded Damsel, Black-banded Damselfish, Black-banded Demoiselle, Short-head Damsel, Short-headed Damsel
- Glyphisodon breviceps Schlegel, H. & Müller, S. 1839. Overzight den iut de Sunda en Moluksche zeën bekende visschen, van de geslachten Amphiprion, Premnas, Pomacentrus, Glyphisodon, Dascyllus, en Heliases. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche Overzeesche Bezittingen. Leiden. Zoologie 2: 17-26, pls 4-6 [23].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 6542, Sumatra; RMNH 900 2 specimens, Sumatra.
Generic Combinations
- Amblypomacentrus breviceps (Schlegel & Müller, 1839). —
Bleeker, P. 1877. Mémoire sur les Chromides marins ou Pomacentroïdes de l'Inde archipélagique. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Bataafsche Hollandsche Maatschappye der Wetenschappen te Haarlem 3 2(6): 1-166 [68] (changed combination with naming of genus Amblypomacentrus)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Montebello Islands, WA (19°47'S), NNE of Cartier Reef, Timor Sea (12°27'S) to south of Evans Shoal, Arafura Sea, NT (19°47'S) and northern Great Barrier Reef (10°56'S) to the outer Great Barrier Reef, ESE of Mackay (21°22'S) QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
2-95 m
General References
Allen, G.R. 1975. Damselfishes of the South Seas. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 237 pp. 251 figs. [123]
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp. [32]
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Allen, C.J. 2006. Pomacentridae. pp. 1439-1471 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1443]
Allen, G.R. & Adrim, M. 2000. Amblypomacentrus clarus, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the Banggai Islands, Indonesia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20(1): 51-55 [54]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [172] (Black-banded Damsel)
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [569] (Black-banded Damselfish)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [122] (Short-headed Damsel)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [262] (Short-head Damsel)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [252] (Black-banded Demoiselle)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blackbanded Damsel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 17-Mar-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |