POMACENTRIDAE


Pomacentrus adelus, 5.9 cm SL
(photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin)



Pomacentrus adelus
(juvenile; photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin)


Pomacentrus adelus
Allen, 1991
Obscure Damsel

D XIII, 14-15; A II, 14-15; P1 16-18; LLp 17-18.

Body ovate, compressed. Posterior margin of preopercle serrate. Suborbital naked, with serrate ventral margin. Teeth on jaws biserial, incisor-like. Caudal fin emarginate; no conspicuous projecting spine-like rays at upper and lower edges of caudal-fin base. Color: head, body and fins blackish brown, sometimes with ocellated spot on posterior part of dorsal fin; juvenile bluish, with some blue lines on head, numerous blue dots on head and body, and sky-edged black ocellus on posterior part of dorsal fin. Size: 6.4 cm SL. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea and Western Pacific. Remarks: found in coral reefs.