''Amblyglyphidodon'' is a

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of fish in the

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Pomacentridae Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes or as indeterminate percomorphs, but are now considered basal blenniiforms. They are primaril ...

. These

damselfish Damselfish are those fish within the subfamilies Abudefdufinae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, Pomacentrinae, and Stegastinae within the family Pomacentridae. Most species within this group are relatively small, although the four largest speci ...

swim singly, in pairs, or in small groups. They are often found among

coral Corals are colonial marine invertebrates within the subphylum Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact Colony (biology), colonies of many identical individual polyp (zoology), polyps. Coral species include the important Coral ...

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * '' Amblyglyphidodon aureus'' ( G. Cuvier, 1830) (Golden damselfish) * '' Amblyglyphidodon batunai'' G. R. Allen, 1995 (Batuna damsel) * '' Amblyglyphidodon curacao'' (

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, 1787) (Staghorn damselfish) * '' Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1980 (Yellowfin damsel) * '' Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus'' G. R. Allen,

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, 2012 (Cenderawasih damselfish) Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. ''Reef Fishes of the East Indies.'' Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. . * '' Amblyglyphidodon indicus'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002 (Maldives damselfish) * '' Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster'' ( Bleeker, 1847) (Yellowbelly damselfish) * '' Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus'' G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002 * '' Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis'' ( Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) * '' Amblyglyphidodon silolona'' G. R. Allen,

, 2012 (Silolona damselfish) * '' Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis'' ( Bleeker, 1853) (Ternate damsel)

References

Pomacentrinae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Pomacentridae-stub