NEOGLYPHIDODON NIGRORIS - (CUVIER, 1830)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrinae (Subfamily) > Neoglyphidodon (Genus)
Demoiselle bicolore, Behn's damsel, Behn's damselfish, Black and yellow damsel, Black-and-gold chromis, Scar-face damsel-fish, Scarface damsel, Blackmouth Bicolor Chromis, Yellow honey chromis, Yellowfin damsel, Behn´s Riffbarsch, Hirenaga-suzumedai, ヒレナガスズメダイ, 黑褐副雀鯛, 黑褐新箭雀鯛,
Synonymes
Abudefduf behnii (Bleeker, 1847)
Abudefduf coracinus (Seale, 1910)
Abudefduf filifer (Weber, 1913)
Chromis bitaeniatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928)
Chrysiptera xanthura xanthura (Bleeker, 1853)
Glyphisodon behnii (Bleeker, 1847)
Glyphisodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830)
Glyphisodon xanthurus (Bleeker, 1853)
Paraglyphidodon behni (Bleeker, 1847)
Paraglyphidodon behnii (Bleeker, 1847)
Paraglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13-15; Pectoral fin rays: 17; Lateral line scales: 15-17. Body ovate, compressed. Posterior margin of preopercle smooth. Ventral margin of suborbital concealed by scales. Teeth on jaws biserial, incisorlike. Caudal fin emarginage, with no conspicuous projecting spine-like rays at upper and lower edges of caudalfin base. Max. length : 14.0 cm TL. Depth range: 2 - 23 m.
Color
Juveniles are bright yellow with a pair of black stripes along the head and body, and a black spot at the pectoral-fin base.
Adults are variable in color from mostly dark brown, to greyish-brown with bright yellow on the rear of the body, a paler face and dusky bars below the eye and behind the preopercle.
Etymology
Neoglyphidodon: from Greek, neos = new + from Greek, glyphis = carved + from Greek, odous = teeth.
nigroris: from Latin, nigrōris = blackness, darkness. Referring to large adults black body.
Original description: Glyphisodon nigroris Cuvier, 1830 - Type locality: no locality.
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Eastern Andaman Sea, Malaysia and Indonesia east to Palau, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Occur in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Usually solitary. Diurnal species. Feed on algae, crustaceans, and pelagic tunicates and salps. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding. Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate. Males guard and aerate the eggs.
Similar species
Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, 1830) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here). Adult stage is uniformly black.
Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus (Ogilby, 1889) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here). Adults brown with darker scale margins.
Last update: 24, February 2023
Demoiselle bicolore, Behn's damsel, Behn's damselfish, Black and yellow damsel, Black-and-gold chromis, Scar-face damsel-fish, Scarface damsel, Blackmouth Bicolor Chromis, Yellow honey chromis, Yellowfin damsel, Behn´s Riffbarsch, Hirenaga-suzumedai, ヒレナガスズメダイ, 黑褐副雀鯛, 黑褐新箭雀鯛,
Synonymes
Abudefduf behnii (Bleeker, 1847)
Abudefduf coracinus (Seale, 1910)
Abudefduf filifer (Weber, 1913)
Chromis bitaeniatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928)
Chrysiptera xanthura xanthura (Bleeker, 1853)
Glyphisodon behnii (Bleeker, 1847)
Glyphisodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830)
Glyphisodon xanthurus (Bleeker, 1853)
Paraglyphidodon behni (Bleeker, 1847)
Paraglyphidodon behnii (Bleeker, 1847)
Paraglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13-15; Pectoral fin rays: 17; Lateral line scales: 15-17. Body ovate, compressed. Posterior margin of preopercle smooth. Ventral margin of suborbital concealed by scales. Teeth on jaws biserial, incisorlike. Caudal fin emarginage, with no conspicuous projecting spine-like rays at upper and lower edges of caudalfin base. Max. length : 14.0 cm TL. Depth range: 2 - 23 m.
Color
Juveniles are bright yellow with a pair of black stripes along the head and body, and a black spot at the pectoral-fin base.
Adults are variable in color from mostly dark brown, to greyish-brown with bright yellow on the rear of the body, a paler face and dusky bars below the eye and behind the preopercle.
Etymology
Neoglyphidodon: from Greek, neos = new + from Greek, glyphis = carved + from Greek, odous = teeth.
nigroris: from Latin, nigrōris = blackness, darkness. Referring to large adults black body.
Original description: Glyphisodon nigroris Cuvier, 1830 - Type locality: no locality.
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Eastern Andaman Sea, Malaysia and Indonesia east to Palau, New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Occur in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Usually solitary. Diurnal species. Feed on algae, crustaceans, and pelagic tunicates and salps. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding. Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate. Males guard and aerate the eggs.
Similar species
Neoglyphidodon melas (Valenciennes, 1830) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here). Adult stage is uniformly black.
Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus (Ogilby, 1889) - Reported from New Caledonia - Link to the species (here). Adults brown with darker scale margins.
Last update: 24, February 2023