219.39 Pomacentrus caeruleus
Quoy& Gaimard, 1825
PLATE 88
Blue pete
Blou piet
Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825: 397, PI. 64, Fig. 3
(Mauritius); Smith, 1960: 344, PI. 27, Fig. B; Smith, 1980: 181. Pomacentrus pulcherrimus Smith, 1960: 344, PI. 28, Fig. A (Baixo Pinda, Mozambique) .
D XIII,14-15; A II,15-16; P 17-18; LL 17-19; total GR 20-23. Depth
2.4-2.8; head 3.2-3.5.
Attains 10 cm. Western Indian Ocean to the Maldives,
south to Durban.
219.40 Pomacentrus pavo
(Bloch, 1787)
PLATE 88
Sapphire damsel
Saffier-nooientjie
Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787: 60 (East Indies). Pomacentrus pavo:
Smith, SFSA No. 757*; 1960: 344* ; Allen, 1975: 218* .
D XIII,13-14; A II,12-14; P 17; LL 16-17; total GR (6-7)+ 17 = 23-24.
Depth 2.2-2.6; head 3.5-4.
Preserved: brown, lighter below, with blue to grey streak
on each scale; dark spot pupil size near LL; spinous D
brown, remainder of fin pale to dusky. Attains 85 mm SL.
Feeds on plankton and filamentous algae. Tropical IndoWest Pacific south to Durban in small to large groups on
sandy areas down to 16 m around coral reefs or alcyonarian
growth.
219.40 Pomaeentrus pavo: 13 em (N. Mozambique).
219.41 Pomacentrus trichourus
(Gunther, 1867)
PLATE 88
Yellowtail damsel
Geelstert-nooientjie
Pomacentrus trichourus Gunther, in Playfair & Gunther, 1867: 146, PI.
17, Fig. 5 (Zanzibar); Smith, 1960: 343*; Smith, 1980: 181.
D XIV,14-16; A II,15-17; P 16-17; LL 18-19; total GR 19-21. Depth
1.9-2.2; head 3.1-3.5.
Generally charcoal-coloured with black P base and
yellow C (whitish when preserved); a cresentic black area at
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base of tail and several rows of small black spots above P.
Attains 10 cm. Common on coral reefs in Red Sea; south to
Sodwana Bay in 25 m.
219.41 Pomaeentrus triehourus: 7.5 em (Tanzania).
219.42 Pomacentrus trilineatus
Cuvier, 1830
PLATE 88
Threeline damsel
Drielyn-nooientjie
Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier; in Cuv. & Val., 1830: 428 (Red Sea).
Pomacentrus tripunctatus (non Cuvier): Smith, SFSA No. 756*; 1960: 343*
(in part).
D XIII,14-15; A 11,14-16; P 17-18; LL 16-19; GR 27-29 (total). Depth
1.9-2.1; head 3.1-3.3.
Primarily brown, lighter on breast and C peduncle, with
blackish spot at beginning of LL and small ocellus on dorsal
edge of C peduncle; juveniles yellowish with blue lines on
upper part of head and large blue-rimmed black spot at
junction of spinous and soft D. Attains 10 cm.
Smith's (1960) P. tripunctatus actually represents a
complex containing several species, most of which remain
undescribed. The only one likely to occur within the area
covered in this volume is P. trilineatus, which is found along
the east African coast north of Inhaca, at Madagascar and in
the Red Sea.
219.42 Pomaeentrus trilineatus: 11 em (N. Mozambique).
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Quoy& Gaimard, 1825
PLATE 88
Blue pete
Blou piet
Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825: 397, PI. 64, Fig. 3
(Mauritius); Smith, 1960: 344, PI. 27, Fig. B; Smith, 1980: 181. Pomacentrus pulcherrimus Smith, 1960: 344, PI. 28, Fig. A (Baixo Pinda, Mozambique) .
D XIII,14-15; A II,15-16; P 17-18; LL 17-19; total GR 20-23. Depth
2.4-2.8; head 3.2-3.5.
Attains 10 cm. Western Indian Ocean to the Maldives,
south to Durban.
219.40 Pomacentrus pavo
(Bloch, 1787)
PLATE 88
Sapphire damsel
Saffier-nooientjie
Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787: 60 (East Indies). Pomacentrus pavo:
Smith, SFSA No. 757*; 1960: 344* ; Allen, 1975: 218* .
D XIII,13-14; A II,12-14; P 17; LL 16-17; total GR (6-7)+ 17 = 23-24.
Depth 2.2-2.6; head 3.5-4.
Preserved: brown, lighter below, with blue to grey streak
on each scale; dark spot pupil size near LL; spinous D
brown, remainder of fin pale to dusky. Attains 85 mm SL.
Feeds on plankton and filamentous algae. Tropical IndoWest Pacific south to Durban in small to large groups on
sandy areas down to 16 m around coral reefs or alcyonarian
growth.
219.40 Pomaeentrus pavo: 13 em (N. Mozambique).
219.41 Pomacentrus trichourus
(Gunther, 1867)
PLATE 88
Yellowtail damsel
Geelstert-nooientjie
Pomacentrus trichourus Gunther, in Playfair & Gunther, 1867: 146, PI.
17, Fig. 5 (Zanzibar); Smith, 1960: 343*; Smith, 1980: 181.
D XIV,14-16; A II,15-17; P 16-17; LL 18-19; total GR 19-21. Depth
1.9-2.2; head 3.1-3.5.
Generally charcoal-coloured with black P base and
yellow C (whitish when preserved); a cresentic black area at
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base of tail and several rows of small black spots above P.
Attains 10 cm. Common on coral reefs in Red Sea; south to
Sodwana Bay in 25 m.
219.41 Pomaeentrus triehourus: 7.5 em (Tanzania).
219.42 Pomacentrus trilineatus
Cuvier, 1830
PLATE 88
Threeline damsel
Drielyn-nooientjie
Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier; in Cuv. & Val., 1830: 428 (Red Sea).
Pomacentrus tripunctatus (non Cuvier): Smith, SFSA No. 756*; 1960: 343*
(in part).
D XIII,14-15; A 11,14-16; P 17-18; LL 16-19; GR 27-29 (total). Depth
1.9-2.1; head 3.1-3.3.
Primarily brown, lighter on breast and C peduncle, with
blackish spot at beginning of LL and small ocellus on dorsal
edge of C peduncle; juveniles yellowish with blue lines on
upper part of head and large blue-rimmed black spot at
junction of spinous and soft D. Attains 10 cm.
Smith's (1960) P. tripunctatus actually represents a
complex containing several species, most of which remain
undescribed. The only one likely to occur within the area
covered in this volume is P. trilineatus, which is found along
the east African coast north of Inhaca, at Madagascar and in
the Red Sea.
219.42 Pomaeentrus trilineatus: 11 em (N. Mozambique).
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