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Neoglyphidodon oxyodon (Bleeker, 1858)

Bluestreak damselfish
Classification
Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Order:  Perciformes  Family:  Pomacentridae    NCBI taxonomy FishBase  WoRMS  OBIS
Habitat Occurrence type IUCN Red List Status
Marine Native Not Evaluated
Distribution
Distribution in India Distribution elsewhere
Andaman. Indo-Australian Archipelago, Philippines, Indonesia and Ashmore Reef in Timor Sea.
Andaman Islands (Rajan et al, 2011) Western Pacific (Allen, 1991)
Synonyms
Glyphisodon oxyodon  Bleeker, 1858
Paraglyphidodon oxyodon  (Bleeker, 1858)
Type specimen
Neoglyphidodon oxyodon (Bleeker, 1858) oxyodon, Glyphisodon Bleeker [P.] 1858:14 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (art. 11)] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Bleeker specimens: ?BMNH 1862.2.28.20 (1). Synonym: Neoglyphidodon oxyodon (Bleeker, 1858), Glyphisodon oxyodon Bleeker, 1858, Paraglyphidodon oxyodon (Bleeker, 1858).  More...
Biology
S.No. Diagnostic features Finformula Reference
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3 Juveniles with brilliant blue streaks but large adults are all black usually with a yellow zone of variable shade or intensity dorsally (Kuiter & Tonozuka, 2001). D xiii,13-14; A ii,13-14; P 16-17