Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Plectroglyphidodon
Species:	P. imparipennis
Binomial name
	Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis; (Vaillant and Sauvage, 1875)
Synonyms
	List Glyphisodon imparipennis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875; Abudefduf imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875); Chromis elaphrus Jenkins, 1903; Abudefduf iwasakii Okada & Ikeda, 1939; Chrysiptera prughi Fowler, 1946; Oliglyphisodon caeruleomaculatus Fowler, 1946;

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Adults can grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.

Distribution and habitat

This species of fish is found in the Indo-Pacific form eastern Africa to the Line Islands and Pitcairn Islands north to the Philippines and the Ryukyu Islands.^[1]

Description

Adults of this species can grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.^[1] This fish is white in colouration with a yellow caudal fin. Its dorsal fin has 12 spines and 14 to 15 soft rays.^[1] Its anal fin has 2 spines and 11 to 12 soft rays.

Ecology

Diet

This fish feeds on benthic algae and invertebrates.

Behaviour

Adults stay close to their shelter.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis". FishBase.

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[fishbase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis". FishBase.

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