Scientific Name	Pomacentrus chrysurus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1830	Depth	0 - 3M
Chinese	白尾雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	金尾雀鯛
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	South Seas
Synonyms	Glyphidodon luteocaudatus, Pomacentrus flavicauda, Pomacentrus hogoleuensis, Pomacentrus luteocaudatus, Pomacentrus rhodonotatus, Pomacentrus rhodonotus
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	ASIZP0059096. ASIZP0062119. ASIZP0062120. ASIZP0066636. ASIZP0070019. ASIZP0073135. ASIZP0801862. ASIZP0803335. ASIZP0911862. ASIZP0913335. NMMBP06615. NMMBP06615B. NMNSF01269. NTOUP200611-788. NTUM04922. USNM00215165.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Whitetail damsel; White-tail damsel; Whitetailed damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 14-16; Anal rays II, 15-16; pectoral rays 18; lateral-line scales 18-19; body depth 1.9-2.2 in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle serrated; vertral margin of infraorbital 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. Variable in color, juveniles bright orange over the back they may persist in some individuals in adults. Tail in adults white, a feature less prominent in young.
habitats	Inhabits sandy areas of lagoons and inshore reefs around rock or coral outcrops. Feeds primarily on algae.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Solomon Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia; Palau in Micronesia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Popular aquarium fishes.