Scientific Name	Pomacentrus brachialis   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Cuvier, 1830	Depth	6 - 40M
Chinese	腋斑雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	臂雀鯛
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Java, Indonesia.
Synonyms	Pomacentrus melanopterus, Pseudopomacentrus rainfordi
Reference	Fishbase(2005)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830
Specimen List	NTUM02402. NTUM03134. NTUM04918. RUSI35024.
Common Name	Charcoal damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 13-15; Anal rays II, 14-15; pectoral rays16-17; lateral-line scales 16-17; body depth 1.8-2.0 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; no scales on infraorbitals. Upper and lower lobes of caudal fin without filamentous posterior rays. Adults dusky to almost black, eye with yellow iris and black spot on pectoral fin base.
habitats	Found in passages and outer reef slopes; also in current prone and clear water reef flats to 40 m depth. Occurs singly or in small groups. Feeds on zooplankton and benthic algae.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific from Indonesia to Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia; Kapingamarangi and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. It is found in southern and northern Taiwanese waters; Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.