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Diver and remotely operated vehicle surveys have produced the first record of the invasive regal demoiselle, Neopomacentrus cyanomos, from the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in July 2017. Several hundred individuals were observed associated with petroleum platforms and artificial reefs off the coast of Alabama. Initial taxonomic identification was made via morphometrics, coloration patterns, and meristic counts, and species was subsequently confirmed via DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase gene. This new finding represents a significant range expansion of the Indo-Pacific species in the greater GOM. Prior to our finding, there had been no reports of the species outside the southwestern regions of the GOM. Collection of early-stage juvenile specimens along with large adults suggests that further expansion is likely. Potential ecological impacts of a non-indigenous damselfish invasion are currently unknown and difficult to predict. Further study on the life history and ecology of the N. cyanomos population in the GOM, including their interaction with the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans), will provide much needed information for understanding potential impacts and for management and mitigation of this species.

First record of the non-indigenous Indo-Pacific damselfish, Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856) in the northern Gulf of Mexico