Pomacentrus amboinensis
Species of fish
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Pomacentrus amboinensis is a damselfish from the Western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm in length.
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| Pomacentrus amboinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Pomacentrus |
| Species: | P. amboinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker, 1868 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pomacentrus dimidiatus Bleeker, 1877 | |
They live in small groups of one mature male that guards a nest site on the seafloor and several females.[2] Once settled, females rarely migrate. New juveniles can usually join groups easily.[3] As they reach sexual maturity, they usually lose their "eyespot" on their dorsal fin. P. amboinensis is a protogynous species—all individuals start out as females and later can turn into males. However some males retain the appearance of juveniles, probably to sneak into the harems of dominant males.[3]
This species has been shown to have colour vision using behavioral experiments that control for brightness, apparently being the first known example of colour discrimination in reef fish.[4]
