''Neoglyphidodon bonang'' is a species of

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 ...

in 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 or as indeterminate percomorphs, but are now considered basal blenniiforms. They are primaril ...

. It is native to the

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. Adults can grow up to a maximum length of . This fish is omnivorous. It is found in the aquarium trade.

Distribution and habitat

This species of

is native to the

. In the Indian Ocean, they are found from Sri Lanka, Indonesia around

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and

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and, Australia. In the Pacific Ocean, its range extends from

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in Indonesia to the

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. They inhabit

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s. This fish is present in a depth range from .

Description

Adults of this species can grow up to a maximum length of up to . They have 13 dorsal spines, 15 to 16 dorsal soft rays, 2 anal spines, and 13 to 15 dorsal soft rays. Like most species of the genus ''

Neoglyphidodon ''Neoglyphidodon'' is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. Species *''Neoglyphidodon bonang'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1852) *''Neoglyphidodon carlsoni'' (Gerald R. Allen, Allen, 1975) *''Neoglyphidodon crossi'' ( ...

'', juveniles and adults of this species have different colouration. Adults are black. Juveniles are orange or yellow with a black spot around their dorsal fin. Around that black spot, it has a blue circle around it. There is usually a blue pattern of lines that extends from its eye towards the black spot.

Ecology

Diet

This fish is omnivorous.

Behaviour

In the aquarium

This fish is found in the aquarium trade.

Reproduction

Females lay their eggs on the bottom of the seafloor. The males guard and aerate the eggs until they hatch.

References

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bonang The bonang is an Music of Indonesia, Indonesian musical instrument used in the Javanese people, Javanese gamelan. It is a collection of small gongs (sometimes called "kettles" or "pots") placed horizontally onto strings in a wooden frame (''r ...

Fish described in 1852