Description

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Amblyglyphidodon

Species: Amblyglyphidodon batunaorum Allen, 1995

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Adults occur in silty lagoons with large staghorn coral colonies, usually congregating in small groups (Ref. 48636). Seen usually on Acropora branching corals of sheltered lagoons and protected fringing reefs. They are usually encountered alone or in pairs and hovers to about one meter or so above the coral substratum. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Nests on branches of dead corals (Ref. 90102). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Relatively common at all sites where it has been observed (Ref. 48636).

Habitat

associated