Scientific Name	Amblyglyphidodon aureus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1830)	Depth	3 - 45M
Chinese	黃背寬刻齒雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	金凹牙豆娘魚
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔、黑吻雀鯛
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Abudefduf aureus, Amblygliphidodon aureus, Glyphisodon aureus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0060250. ASIZP0069960. ASIZP0807353. ASIZP0917353. BPBMI23415.
Barcode	2016-01-28,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Golden damselfish; Golden damsel; Golden devil
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 12-16; Anal rays II, 14-15; pectoral rays 16-18; lateral-line scales 16-17; body depth 1.5-1.7 in standard length. Jaws with uniserial teeth; lachrymal and infraorbitals scarcely covered with scales; Overall color is golden yellow with small bluish or purplish spots on the face.
habitats	Occurs in steep outer reef, occasionally in deep lagoons and along channel walls at depth of 15 to 45 m, usually in current prone habitats and where there are abundant gorgonian and long sea-whip corals on which they lay and guard eggs. Juveniles in small
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Andaman Sea and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to Fiji, north to the Ryukyus, south to Rowely Shoals and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. It is rare and only found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.