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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Amblyglyphidodon

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11 species
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Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Cuvier, 1830)

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Amblyglyphidodon aureus
[Golden damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum Allen, 1995

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Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum
[Batuna's damselfish]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787)

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Amblyglyphidodon curacao
[Staghorn damselfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Allen & Randall, 1981

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Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus
[Yellowfin damsel]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus Allen, Erdmann & Drew, 2012

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Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus
[Cenderawasih damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Amblyglyphidodon indicus Allen & Randall, 2002

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Amblyglyphidodon indicus
[Maldives damselfish]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14.4 cm TL
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847)

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Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
[Yellowbelly damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus Allen & Randall, 2002

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Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)

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Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Amblyglyphidodon silolona Allen, Erdmann & Drew, 2012

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Amblyglyphidodon silolona
[Silolona damselfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853)

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Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis
[Ternate damsel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amblyglyphidodon aureus Golden damselfish Western Pacific 13 TL 1830
Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum Batuna's damselfish Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1995
Amblyglyphidodon curacao Staghorn damselfish Western Pacific 11 TL 1787
Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus Yellowfin damsel Western Indian Ocean 10 TL 1981
Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus Cenderawasih damselfish Western Central Pacific 9.4 SL 2012
Amblyglyphidodon indicus Maldives damselfish Indian Ocean 8.3 SL 2002
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster Yellowbelly damselfish Indo-West Pacific 14.4 TL 1847
Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus Pacific Ocean 10.2 SL 2002
Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis Pacific Ocean 8.3 SL 1853
Amblyglyphidodon silolona Silolona damselfish Eastern Indian Ocean 12.5 TL 2012
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis Ternate damsel Western Pacific 10 SL 1853



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