Damselfish

Description: Silvery to dusky yellow. Eye usually yellow (Ref. 48636). Median fins with yellow margin, pelvic fins yellow. Body depth 1.6-1.8 in SL. Suborbital scaled (Ref. 90102).

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 12 - 13

Lives in shallow reefs (Ref. 9137). Adults are common among coral-rich areas of sheltered coastal reefs (Ref. 9710), with algae and staghorn corals to about 15 m depth, especially around the rock islands in Palau, they aggregate with A. curacao. Diurnal species (Ref. 54980).

Adults are common among coral-rich areas of sheltered coastal reefs (Ref. 9710), with algae and staghorn corals to about 15 m depth, especially around the rock islands in Palau, they aggregate with A. curacao. They spawn in groups and each pair claims a small section of the reef (Ref. 7247). Dead coral branches serve as nest (Ref. 90102). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are laid on a cleared section of the coral and guarded by the parents (Ref. 48636).

分布於西太平洋區，由印尼至所羅門群島，北至琉球群島。台灣分布於南部海域。

中小型之雀鯛，可食用，一般不為漁獲對象魚。有人將其作觀賞魚之用。

體呈卵圓形而側扁，標準體長為體高之1.6-1.8倍。吻短而略尖。眼中大，上側位。口小，上頜骨末端不及眼前緣；齒單列，齒端扁平而具缺刻。眶下骨被鱗，後緣則平滑；前鰓蓋骨後緣亦平滑。體被大櫛鱗；側線之有孔鱗片14-17個。背鰭單一，軟條部延長而呈尖形，硬棘XIII，軟條10-12；臀鰭硬棘II，軟條11-13；胸鰭鰭條15-17；尾鰭叉形，末端呈尖形，上下葉外側鰭條不延長呈絲狀。體呈一致之黃綠色；各鰭淡藍色；胸鰭基底上方有一小黑點。

主要棲息於珊瑚繁生和藻類繁茂之瑚礁區水域，棲息深度在15公尺以內。配對或呈一小群生活，以浮游動物及藻類等為食。