Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856)

Common Name and Native Origin

Neopomacentrus cyanomos, commonly called the regal demoiselle, is a fish species originally native to the Indo-Pacific.

Native Range Extent

Its native range spans from the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and coastal waters of East Africa eastward to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, and south to northern Australia and Melanesia.

Invasive Population Location

This species has also been recorded as an invasive population in the Gulf of Mexico, off the Yucatan Peninsula.

Invasion Introduction Uncertainty

The method of its arrival at this new location remains unknown.