''Amblypomacentrus clarus'', the Bangaii damselfish is a species of
ray-finned fish, a
damselfish from the
family Pomacentridae
Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now regarded as being ''incertae sedis'' in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Perco ...
'. It is found in south-east Asia with records from Indonesia, the Philippines and Cambodia.
[ It is similar to '']Amblypomacentrus breviceps
''Amblypomacentrus breviceps'', known commonly as the black-banded demoiselle , is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and the clownfishes.
Distribution and habitat
It is widespread throughout the tropica ...
'', with which it is sympatric
In biology, two related species or populations are considered sympatric when they exist in the same geographic area and thus frequently encounter one another. An initially interbreeding population that splits into two or more distinct species sh ...
but it is separated by the patten of the body with the three dark bars being more contarsed than in ''A. breviceps'', and it does not have the rows of light blue spots on its flanks and a diffuse yellow colouration on the lower body also frequently shown by ''A. breviceps''.
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clarus
Fish described in 2000