''Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus'' 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 found in the

Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...

mainly in the Pacific Ocean. Adults can grow up to . It is found in the aquarium trade.

Distribution and habitat

This fish is found in the

mainly in the Pacific Ocean. Populations in the Indian Ocean only occur around

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

in Indonesia. The rest of the populations occur in the Pacific Ocean around Indonesia, Australia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

. Usually, they are found in

coral reef A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in group ...

s. It lives around a depth range of .

Description

Adults can grow up to . Its fins have 13 dorsal spines, 12 to 14 dorsal soft rays, 2 anal spines, and 13 to 14 anal soft rays. Like most species of

in 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'' ( ...

'', adults and juveniles have different colouration. Adults are black. They have a white area extending from its eye to the pectoral fin in the bottom. They have 3 vertical dark bands in their front. Juveniles have the same pattern but they are yellow. Around their dorsal fin, juveniles have a dark spot. There are turquoise lines around their dark spot and extends to its eyes.

Ecology

Diet

This fish feeds on

plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against ocean current, currents (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are ca ...

Behaviour

Juveniles stay near the substrate while adults stay more above to feed on drifting plankton.

In the aquarium

This fish is found in the aquarium trade.

Reproduction

Females lay their eggs then males protect them.

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3759214 thoracotaeniatus Fish described in 1928