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Bowtie damselfish (Neoglyphidodon melas)
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Bowtie damselfish (Neoglyphidodon melas) specimen
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Pomacentridae

Bowtie damselfish

Neoglyphidodon melas

Pomacentrid Fish from Philippine Waters

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Bowtie damselfish is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 18 cm.

Maximum length
18 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Palau, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and northern Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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