Scientific Name	Pomacentrus taeniometopon   Pronounce			by: Po-Feng Lee
Author	Bleeker, 1852	Depth	0 - 8M
Chinese	弓紋雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	弓紋雀鯛
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Wahai, n. Ceram, Indonesia
Synonyms
Reference	Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Bleeker, P. 1852 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0064976. ASIZP0071945. ASIZP0071950. ASIZP0071956. ASIZP0800253. ASIZP0900112. ASIZP0900118. ASIZP0910253. FRIP21820. NMMBP02288. NMNSF00098.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Brackish damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 13-14; Anal rays II, 13-14; pectoral rays 17-18; lateral-line scales 18-19. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle serrated; vertral margin of infraorbital coarsely 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 light to dark grey or dark brown, often with vertical blue streaks or spots on scales; numerous blue streaks and spots on head; base of pectoral fin without a black spot; caudal fin and caudal peduncle yellowish; ocellus present on rear part of dorsal fin.
habitats	Occurs solitarily or in small groups in lagoons, harbors, coastal reefs and outer reef slopes, frequently among branching alcyonarians at depth of 0 to 8m. Also found in mangrove creeks (sometimes in freshwater), brackish lagoons and shallow reefs exposed
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific, including Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.