Species Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, 1918
Bluespot Damsel, Azurespot Damselfish
- Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, H.W. 1918. New and little-known fishes from the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 70: 2-71 figs 1-27 [44, fig. 17].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 47518, Philippines.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals to Bonaparte Archipelago (14°16'S), WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°15'S) and Ashmore Reef, Coral Sea (10°26'S) to Fairfax Island, QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
2 - 12 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1975. Damselfishes of the South Seas. New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 237 pp. 251 figs.
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp. [147]
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. [3345]
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. [1465]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270 [267]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [37]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [617] (Azurespot Damselfish)
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. [277] (Bluespot Damsel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bluespot Damsel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 12-Mar-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |