Sulfur Damsel

Pomacentrus sulfureus

Continuously yellow up to a black spot at the pectoral fin base.

Size : 11 cm

Habitat : At coral-rich, protected patch and fringe reefs, 1-12 m. Alone or in loose groups near coral outcrop, likes also be near fire corals. In some places common.

Distribution : Red Sea and East Africa to Mauritius and Seychelles.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Cichliformes

FAMILY

:

Pomacentridae

GENUS

:

Pomacentrus

SPECIES

:

Pomacentrus sulfureus

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner