First record of the large caerulean damselfish, Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Pomacentridae), from Reunion Island, south-west Indian Ocean | Zendy

Philippe Bourjon | Zendy; Estelle Crochelet | Zendy; Ronald Fricke | Zendy

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First record of the large caerulean damselfish, Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Pomacentridae), from Reunion Island, south-west Indian Ocean

Author(s) -

Philippe Bourjon,

Estelle Crochelet,

Ronald Fricke

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

acta ichthyologica et piscatoria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 1734-1515

pISSN - 0137-1592

DOI - 10.3750/aiep/02468

Subject(s) - damselfish , actinopterygii , pomacentridae , perciformes , archipelago , geography , range (aeronautics) , tanzania , fishery , cichlid , coral reef fish , indian ocean , reef , oceanography , biology , geology , fish <actinopterygii> , archaeology , materials science , environmental planning , composite material

The large caerulean damselfish, Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus Allen, 2002, is recorded for the first time from Reunion Island. Two individuals were observed and photographed between January and March 2012 on L’Hermitage reef, located on the west coast of the island. A review of high-resolution profile photographs of these two individuals shows that their external morphological characteristics agree well with those reported in the original description of the species. These observations suggest an extension of the known distribution of the species, previously restricted to the Seychelles Islands, Madagascar, and Tanzania, to the Mascarene Archipelago, and moreover the known depth range of this species.

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