Description

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

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pomacentridae

Genus: Amblyglyphidodon

Species: Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Pacific: Indonesia to Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands; Belau in Micronesia.

Biology

Adults are common among coral-rich areas of sheltered coastal reefs (Ref. 9710), with algae and staghorn corals to about 15 m depth, especially around the rock islands in Palau, they aggregate with A. curacao. They spawn in groups and each pair claims a small section of the reef (Ref. 7247). Dead coral branches serve as nest (Ref. 90102). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are laid on a cleared section of the coral and guarded by the parents (Ref. 48636).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless