Species of Interest to Aquarists:
Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Lienard 1839),
the Blackbar Devil. To four or so inches in length. Indo-Pacific;
East Africa to the Tuamotus. This one in Fiji. Associated with
Acropora, Pocillopora spp. corals. Feeds on filamentous algae,
benthic crustaceans, small fishes. |
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Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus (Fowler
& Ball 1924), the Johnston Island Damsel. Despite its common
name this species is found more widely in the Indo-Pacific, eastern Africa to
Hawai'i (where this image is from). To two and a half inches
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Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy &
Gaimard 1825), the Jewel Damsel, Whitespotted Devil. Indo-west
Pacific, eastern Africa and Red Sea to the Society Islands. One in
Fiji, another in N. Sulawesi. |
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Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker 1859), the
SIngle-Bar Devil. Indo-Pacific, eastern Africa and Red Sea to the Marshall,
Pitcairn Islands. One in N. Red Sea, 2019. |
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