Scientific Name	Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1852)	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	密鰓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	密鰓魚
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Singapore
Synonyms	Abudefduf melanopselion, Glyphisodon batjanensis, Glyphisodon plagiometopon, Hemiglyphidodon plagiometapon, Hemiglyphidon plagiometopon
Reference	Fishbase(2005)  Lassuy, D.R. 1980
Specimen List	ASIZP0057403. ASIZP0058082. ASIZP0072444. ASIZP0072466. ASIZP0805130. ASIZP0805152. ASIZP0915134. ASIZP0915156. NMMSTP00748.
Barcode	2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Purple-spotted demoiselle; Lagoon damsel; Lagoon damselfish; Giant farmer fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 13-15; Anal rays II, 13-15; pectoral rays 16-17; lateral-line scales 14-17; Gill rakers 44-48 on lower limb of first gill arch；Body depth 1.8-2.0 in standard length. Body dark brown, the median fins and base of pectoral fins generally darker; juveniles yellow-orange postero-ventrally and brown antero-dorsally with numerous blue line and spots on the face and on the back.
habitats	Occurs in protected lagoon and coastal reefs around branching corals, usually with lots of algae on coral bases on the substrate. Feeds on algae.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific including Thailand (Phuket), China, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Timor Sea (Ashmore Reef), Western Australia, Great Barrier Reef, New Britain and Solomon Islands. It is very rare and only found in sourthern Taiwan
Utility	No commercial value.