Scientific Name	Pomacentrus philippinus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Evermann & Seale, 1907	Depth	1 - 15M
Chinese	菲律賓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	菲律賓雀鯛
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Bacon, Sorsogon, Philippines
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Evermann, B. W. etc. 1907 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0058670. ASIZP0059191. ASIZP0059411. ASIZP0069885. ASIZP0069914. ASIZP0069990. ASIZP0071497. ASIZP0072437. ASIZP0073140. ASIZP0073141. ASIZP0073142. ASIZP0803341. ASIZP0803342. ASIZP0803343. ASIZP0805123. ASIZP0913341. ASIZP0913342. ASIZP0913343. ASIZP0915127. BPBMI23348. NMMSTP00121. NTOUP201006-349. NTUM02838. NTUM04402. USNM00317290. USNM00317301. USNM00317321.
Barcode	2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Philippine damsel; Red-top damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 14-15; Anal rays II, 14-16; pectoral rays 18-19; lateral-line scales 17-18; body depth 1.9-2.0 in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle serrated. Both jaws with biserial teeth. Predorsal scales reaching above anterior nostril; scales on infraorbitals. Upper and lower lobes of caudal fin without filamentous posterior rays. Body dark brow with black scale outlines; caudal fin and posterior part of dorsal and anal fins often orange-yellow. Large black spot covering the pectoral fin base.
habitats	Occurs in lagoons, steep-sided channels, and seaward reefs from 2 to over 12 m. Usually found in groups off the sides of vertical drop-offs and overhanging ledges.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Maldives to Rowley Shoals, New Caledonia, and Fiji, north to the Philippines and Ryukyu. It is found in southern, southwestern and northern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.