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Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787) is a animal in the Pomacentridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787)

Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787)

Amblyglyphidodon curacao is a small marine damselfish found in tropical western Pacific waters.

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Family
Genus
Amblyglyphidodon
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787)

Nomenclature

Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787) is a species of marine fish that goes by several common names: the staghorn damselfish, the clouded damselfish, and the black-snouted sergeant major.

Taxonomy

This species belongs to the family Pomacentridae, the fish group that includes both damselfishes and clownfishes.

Distribution

It is widely distributed across the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean.

Size

It is a small fish, reaching a maximum total length of 11 centimeters, equal to 4.3 inches.

Photo: (c) Pauline Fey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pauline Fey · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Pomacentridae Amblyglyphidodon

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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