Species Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, 1830

Museums

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External Links

• Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1830. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 5 499 pp. pls 100-140. [420].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MNHP 0000-8240, Java, Indonesia; RMNH 0936, Java, Indonesia.
• Pomacentrus melanopterus Bleeker, P. 1852. Nieuwe bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 3: 545-568 [562].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown, Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.
• Pseudopomacentrus rainfordi Whitley, G.P. 1935. Studies in Ichthyology No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum 19(4): 215-250 figs 1-11 pl. 18 [236].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM IA.6389, Hayman Island, QLD.
  Paratype(s) AM IA.385; AM IA.386; AM IA.387 3 specimens; AM IA.912; AM IA.1999; AM IA.2283-86; AM IA.6390.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp. [249]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cartier Island, Timor Sea (12°31'S), and Torres Strait islands (10°07'S) to Moreton Bay (27°24'S) Queensland, also Osprey Reef (13°54'S) and Herald Cay, Coral Sea (16°40'S); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

6 - 40 m.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1975. Damselfishes of the South Seas. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 237 pp. 251 figs. [214] (as Pomacentrus melanopterus)

Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp. [142]

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [172]

Allen, G. R. 2001. Family Pomacentridae. pp. in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3344]

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. [1464]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [614]

Allen, G.R. & J.E. Randall. 2005. A new species of damselfish (Pomacentrus: Pomacentridae) from Fiji. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 10(3): 95-101 [101]

Johnson, J.W. 1999. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(2): 709-762 [741]

Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [378]

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. [276]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [276]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [50] (1586, as Pseudopomacentrus rainfordi)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [614] (Charcoal Damselfish)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [124] (Black 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. [276] (Charcoal Damsel)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Charcoal Damsel)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017	LABROIDEI	22-May-2017	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED