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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Plectroglyphidodon

(See list of species below)



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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Liénard, 1839)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Plectroglyphidodon dickii
[Blackbar devil]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Central Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris Allen & Randall, 1974

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris
[Yellow-belly damsel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
[Brighteye damselfish]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball, 1924

Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
[Johnston Island damsel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus
[Whitespotted devil]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
[Singlebar devil]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis (Schultz, 1943)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis
[Phoenix devil]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Plectroglyphidodon randalli Allen, 1991

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectroglyphidodon randalli
[Mauritian damsel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Plectroglyphidodon sagmarius Randall & Earle, 1999

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectroglyphidodon sagmarius
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Plectroglyphidodon sindonis (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectroglyphidodon sindonis
[Rock damselfish]
10 Species of Family Pomacentridae with Genus Plectroglyphidodon
(Damselfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1839 Plectroglyphidodon dickii Blackbar devil Indo-Pacific 11 TL
1974 Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris Yellow-belly damsel Central Pacific 7 SL
1875 Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis Brighteye damselfish Indo-Pacific 6 TL
1924 Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Johnston Island damsel Indo-Pacific 14 TL
1825 Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus Whitespotted devil Indo-Pacific 10 TL
1859 Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus Singlebar devil Indo-Pacific 12 TL
1943 Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis Phoenix devil Indo-Pacific 9 TL
1991 Plectroglyphidodon randalli Mauritian damsel Western Indian Ocean 9 TL
1999 Plectroglyphidodon sagmarius Eastern Central Pacific 4.6 SL
1903 Plectroglyphidodon sindonis Rock damselfish Eastern Central Pacific 10 SL



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