Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Microspathodontinae
Etymology: Plectroglyphidodon: Greek,plektron = anything to strike with, spur + Greek, glyphis = carved + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, East Africa to Madagascar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tang, K.L., M.L.J. Stiassny, R.L. Mayden and R. DeSalle, 2021. Systematics of damselfishes. Ichthyol. & Herpetology 109(1):258-318. (Ref. 126004)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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