Scientific Name	Pomacentrus moluccensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1853	Depth	1 - 14M
Chinese	摩鹿加雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	摩鹿加雀鯛
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Ambon and Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
Synonyms	Pomacentrus molluccensis, Pomacentrus popei, Pomacentrus sufflavus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Bleeker, P. 1853 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0069994. ASIZP0073518. ASIZP0073519. ASIZP0803311. ASIZP0806067. ASIZP0806068. ASIZP0913311. ASIZP0916067. ASIZP0916068. NMMBP03035. NMMSTP00062. NTUM02902. NTUM03015.
Barcode	,,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Lemon fish damsel; Lemon damsel; Molucca demoiselle; Molucca damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 14-15; Anal rays II, 14-15; pectoral rays 17; lateral-line scales 17-18; body depth 1.8-1.9 in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle serrated; vertral margin of infraorbital series strongly serrated. Both jaws with biserial teeth. Predorsal scales reaching above anterior nostril; no scales on infraorbitals. Upper and lower lobes of caudal fin without filamentous posterior rays. Body bright yellow with a very small spot at base of uppermost pectoral rays; ocellus absent in all.
habitats	Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs among branching corals at depth of 1 to 14m. Occurs in small aggregations. Feeds mainly on algae and planktonic crustaceans.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific from Indo-Australian Archipelago, Indonesia, Palau, and Yap in Micronesia to Fiji and New Caledonia, north to Taiwan, and Ryukyu Islands. Also known from the Andaman Sea and Rowley Shoals, Western Australia in the easter
Utility	Aquarium fishes.