Scientific Name	Pomacentrus amboinensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1868	Depth	2 - 40M
Chinese	安邦雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	安汶雀鯛
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔、金紺仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、PonFu、LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Ambon I., Moluccas Is., Indonesia
Synonyms	Pomacentrus amboiensis, Pomacentrus dimidiatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Bleeker, P. 1868 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0059259. ASIZP0060895. ASIZP0073548. ASIZP0806097. ASIZP0916097. NMMBP05539. NMMSTP00415. NTOUP201203-204. NTUM03013. NTUM03014. NTUM03223. NTUM04914.
Barcode	,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Ambon damsel; Amboina demoiselle
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 14-16; Anal rays II, 14-16; pectoral rays 17; lateral-line scales 17-18; body depth 2.0-2.1 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 color ranges from a light tan or lavender-yellow to a dark chocolate brown, the scale edges dark; black spot on upper part of pectoral-fin base larger than black spot above opercle; ocellus present in all but the largest adults.
habitats	An ubiquitous species found in lagoons, coastal reefs, passages and outer reef slopes. Inhabits sandy areas around coral or rock outcrops or other protective shelter. Usually in small groups. Feeds primarily on algae, but also takes zooplankton. Has been
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific from Indonesia to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Scott Reef and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. It is found in southwestern and southern Taiwanese waters; and Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	Popular aquarium fishes.