219: POMACENTRIDAE (DAMSELFISHES)
219.35 Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
Fowler & Ball, 1924
PLATE 88
Wide bar damsel
Breebalk-nooientjie
Plectroglyphidodon johnston ian us Fowler & Ball, 1924: 271 (Johnston
Id., Pacific Ocean); Allen, 1975: 195*; Smith, 1980: 181. Plectroglyphidodon nitidus Smith, 1955: 892, PI. 21, Fig. B (Aldabra); 1960: 329*; 1961:
569, No. 758b*.
D XII,17-19; A 11,16-18; P 19; LL 21-22; total GR 11-14. Depth 1.7-1.9;
head 3.0-3.2.
Attains 9 cm. Inhabits coral reefs to about 15 m. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific to Hawaii, south to Sodwana Bay.
219.36 Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
PLATE 88
Jewel damsel
Juweel-nooientjie
Glyphisodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825: 388, PI. 62, Fig. 7
(Guam). Abudefduf lacrymatus: Smith, SFSA No. 764*; 1960: 334 *. Plectorglyphidodon lacrymatus: Allen, 1975: 198*; Smith, 1980: 181.
D XII,16-18; A 11,13-14; P 19-20; LL 18-21; total GR 20- 23. Depth
1.7-1.9; head 3.0-3.2.
Often paler brown on breast and lower portion of head.
Attains 10 cm. Coral reefs to about 12 m. Tropical IndoWest Pacific south to Sodwana Bay.
219.37 Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
(Bleeker, 1859)
PLATE 88
Sash damsel
Gordel-nooientjie
Glyphisodon leucozona Bleeker, 1859: 339 (Java). Abudefduf
leucozona: Smith, SFSA No. 759*. Abudefduf cingulum (non Klunzinger): Smith, 1960: 334*. Plectroglyphidodon leucozona: Allen, 1975:
198* .
D XII,lS-17; A II,12-13; P 19-21; LL 20-21; total GR 15-18. Depth
1.7-2.0; head 3.0-3.2.
Generally brown with pale crossbar often missing in
mature specimens. Upper C lobe frequently pale and dark
spot at base of upper P rays. Attains 12 cm. Inhabits rocky
shores and reef flats exposed to wave action in 0 - 4 m. Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to the Transkei; common in
vicinity of Durban. A separate subspecies, P. leucozonus
cingulum Klunzinger, 1871 inhabits the Red Sea.
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219.37 Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus: top: 9.5 cm (S. Mozambique);
bottom: same specimen dried to show scales.
219.38 Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis
(Schultz, 1943)
PLATES 84 & 89
Phoenix damsel
Phoenix-nooientjie
Abudefduf phoenixensis Schultz, 1943: 190, Fig. 15 (Enderbury Id.,
Phoenix Ids.). Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis: Allen, 1975: 198*;
Smith, 1980: 181.
D XII,16-17; A 11,13-14; P 20-21; LL 21-22; total GR 14-16. Depth
1.9-2.1; head 3.0-3.3.
Generally brown with bars, C whitish, other fins brown
except D reddish. Small pale spots on head and A. Attains
9 cm. Inhabits rocky shores and reef flats exposed to relatively strong wave action. Scattered localities in tropical
Indo-West Pacific; Sodwana Bay.
Genus Pomacentrus Lacepede, 1802
Fifty species; 4 in our area.
KEY TO SPECIES
1a D spines 14; colour generally dark with abruptly
pale C ............................................................. P. trichourus
1b D spines 13; colour not as in 1a ............................................ 2
2a GR on 1st arch 27-29; colour generally brown
(juveniles yellowish with blue lines on upper
part of head, and ocellus on D); C pale, but
transition from brown colour of body gradual ..... ....... P. trilineatus
2b GR 20-24; colour usually mostly blue in life ............................ 3
3a Preorbital with 1 or 2 posteriorly directed spines;
suborbital serrate; GR usually 23-24 .............................. P. pavo
3b Pre orbital and suborbital smooth; GR usually
20-22 ................................................................ P. caeruleus
219.35 Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
Fowler & Ball, 1924
PLATE 88
Wide bar damsel
Breebalk-nooientjie
Plectroglyphidodon johnston ian us Fowler & Ball, 1924: 271 (Johnston
Id., Pacific Ocean); Allen, 1975: 195*; Smith, 1980: 181. Plectroglyphidodon nitidus Smith, 1955: 892, PI. 21, Fig. B (Aldabra); 1960: 329*; 1961:
569, No. 758b*.
D XII,17-19; A 11,16-18; P 19; LL 21-22; total GR 11-14. Depth 1.7-1.9;
head 3.0-3.2.
Attains 9 cm. Inhabits coral reefs to about 15 m. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific to Hawaii, south to Sodwana Bay.
219.36 Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
PLATE 88
Jewel damsel
Juweel-nooientjie
Glyphisodon lacrymatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825: 388, PI. 62, Fig. 7
(Guam). Abudefduf lacrymatus: Smith, SFSA No. 764*; 1960: 334 *. Plectorglyphidodon lacrymatus: Allen, 1975: 198*; Smith, 1980: 181.
D XII,16-18; A 11,13-14; P 19-20; LL 18-21; total GR 20- 23. Depth
1.7-1.9; head 3.0-3.2.
Often paler brown on breast and lower portion of head.
Attains 10 cm. Coral reefs to about 12 m. Tropical IndoWest Pacific south to Sodwana Bay.
219.37 Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
(Bleeker, 1859)
PLATE 88
Sash damsel
Gordel-nooientjie
Glyphisodon leucozona Bleeker, 1859: 339 (Java). Abudefduf
leucozona: Smith, SFSA No. 759*. Abudefduf cingulum (non Klunzinger): Smith, 1960: 334*. Plectroglyphidodon leucozona: Allen, 1975:
198* .
D XII,lS-17; A II,12-13; P 19-21; LL 20-21; total GR 15-18. Depth
1.7-2.0; head 3.0-3.2.
Generally brown with pale crossbar often missing in
mature specimens. Upper C lobe frequently pale and dark
spot at base of upper P rays. Attains 12 cm. Inhabits rocky
shores and reef flats exposed to wave action in 0 - 4 m. Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to the Transkei; common in
vicinity of Durban. A separate subspecies, P. leucozonus
cingulum Klunzinger, 1871 inhabits the Red Sea.
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219.37 Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus: top: 9.5 cm (S. Mozambique);
bottom: same specimen dried to show scales.
219.38 Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis
(Schultz, 1943)
PLATES 84 & 89
Phoenix damsel
Phoenix-nooientjie
Abudefduf phoenixensis Schultz, 1943: 190, Fig. 15 (Enderbury Id.,
Phoenix Ids.). Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis: Allen, 1975: 198*;
Smith, 1980: 181.
D XII,16-17; A 11,13-14; P 20-21; LL 21-22; total GR 14-16. Depth
1.9-2.1; head 3.0-3.3.
Generally brown with bars, C whitish, other fins brown
except D reddish. Small pale spots on head and A. Attains
9 cm. Inhabits rocky shores and reef flats exposed to relatively strong wave action. Scattered localities in tropical
Indo-West Pacific; Sodwana Bay.
Genus Pomacentrus Lacepede, 1802
Fifty species; 4 in our area.
KEY TO SPECIES
1a D spines 14; colour generally dark with abruptly
pale C ............................................................. P. trichourus
1b D spines 13; colour not as in 1a ............................................ 2
2a GR on 1st arch 27-29; colour generally brown
(juveniles yellowish with blue lines on upper
part of head, and ocellus on D); C pale, but
transition from brown colour of body gradual ..... ....... P. trilineatus
2b GR 20-24; colour usually mostly blue in life ............................ 3
3a Preorbital with 1 or 2 posteriorly directed spines;
suborbital serrate; GR usually 23-24 .............................. P. pavo
3b Pre orbital and suborbital smooth; GR usually
20-22 ................................................................ P. caeruleus