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Neoglyphidodon oxyodon — Details

Bluevelvet Damselfish learn more about names for this taxon

Overview

Comprehensive Description

Biology

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Adults inhabit protected reef flats of lagoons and inshore reefs. They mainly occur on current-swept reef flats in a few meters depth where it congregates in loose groups of various sizes (Ref. 48636). 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).

Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7247&speccode=11793

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Distribution

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Western Central Pacific: Indo-Australian Archipelago, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and Ashmore Reef (Timor Sea).

Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7247&speccode=11793

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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 13 - 14

Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7247&speccode=11793

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Size

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Maximum size: 150 mm NG

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Max. size

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15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710))

Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770

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Diagnostic Description

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Juveniles with brilliant blue streaks but large adults are all black (Ref. 48636).

Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7247&speccode=11793

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Ecology

Habitat

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Depth range based on 2 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 1 - 2.6
  Temperature range (°C): 28.409 - 28.808
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.580 - 0.617
  Salinity (PPS): 32.019 - 33.821
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.271 - 4.450
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.129 - 0.415
  Silicate (umol/l): 1.900 - 5.501

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Depth range (m): 1 - 2.6

Temperature range (°C): 28.409 - 28.808

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.580 - 0.617

Salinity (PPS): 32.019 - 33.821

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.271 - 4.450

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.129 - 0.415

Silicate (umol/l): 1.900 - 5.501

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Depth: 0 - 4m.
Recorded at 4 meters.

Habitat: reef-associated.

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Environment

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reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 0 - 4 m (Ref. 7247)

Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7247&speccode=11793

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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits protected reef flats of lagoons and inshore reefs (Ref. 7247).

Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9137&speccode=4599

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Life History and Behavior

Life Cycle

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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).

Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=205&speccode=1256

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Neoglyphidodon oxyodon

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 5 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

TZAIC123-05|HLC-10823|Neoglyphidodon oxyodon| ------------------------------------------CTTTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCTGGGATAGTGGGTACAGCTTTA---AGCCTTCTCATTCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAACCAGGCGCACTCTTAGGAGAC---GACCAAATTTATAACGTTATTGTTACCGCGCATGCCTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTCTAATTGGAGGTTTCGGAAACTGATTAGTCCCCCTCATG---CTTGGCGCCCCAGATATGGCGTTCCCCCGAATAAACAACATAAGCTTCTGATTACTCCCTCCGTCCTTCCTCCTCCTCCTCGCCTCCTCTGGAGTTGAAGCCGGAGCAGGAACAGGCTGAACTGTATACCCACCACTATCTGGCAATCTTGCCCACGCAGGAGCCTCAGTAGACCTA---ACTATTTTCTCTCTTCACCTAGCAGGAATTTCATCAATCCTGGGGGCAATCAACTTTATTACCACCATTATTAACATGAAACCCCCTGCTATTTCACAATATCAAACCCCCCTATTCGTCTGAGCTGTCCTAATTACCGCTGTCCTTCTTCTCCTATCTCTCCCCGTCTTAGCAGCA---GGTATTACCATGCTCTTAACCGACCGAAATCTAAATACCACATTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGAGGGGACCCAATTCTCTACCAGCATCTC-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Neoglyphidodon oxyodon

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 5
Species: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Threats

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Not Evaluated

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073

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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

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aquarium: commercial

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4537&speccode=1255

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Wikipedia

Paraglyphidodon oxyodon

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Paraglyphidodon oxyodon is a Damselfish from the Western Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 15 cm in length.

References

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Paraglyphidodon oxyodon" in FishBase. December 2008 version.

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