Biology:Pomacentrus tripunctatus

Short description: Species of fish

Three-spot damsel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Pomacentrus
Species:	P. tripunctatus
Binomial name
Pomacentrus tripunctatus (Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier, 1830 Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849 Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker, 1852 Pomacentrus montrouzieri Thiollière, 1857 Pomacentrus catunco Peters, 1868 Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873 Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874 Pomacentrus obscurus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 Pomacentrus elongatus Seale, 1910 Pomacentrus macleayi Whitley, 1928

Pomacentrus tripunctatus (three-spot damsel) is a small solitary damselfish. It is found in reef habitats ranging from the Indian Ocean to Melanesia.

External links

• Photos of Pomacentrus tripunctatus on Sealife Collection

Wikidata ☰ Q2252149 entry