Scientific Name	Pomacentrus lepidogenys   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Fowler & Bean, 1928	Depth	1 - 12M
Chinese	頰鱗雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	頰鱗雀鯛
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Ligpo Point, Balayan Bay, Philippines
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0059117. ASIZP0069922. ASIZP0803334. ASIZP0913334. NMMBP06106. NMMSTP00022.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Scaly damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 14-15; Anal rays II, 14-15; pectoral rays 18; lateral-line scales 17-18; body depth 2.0-2.4 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; scales on infraorbitals. Upper and lower lobes of caudal fin without filamentous posterior rays. Body bluish-green; dorsal fin with two forms: northern, with all yellow dorsal fin, and southern, with little yellow; caudal fin yellow. Small black spot on the pectoral fin base.
habitats	Inhabits lagoons, passages, and outer reef slopes at depth of 1 to 12m. Feeds on zooplankton in the water column, a short distance from the bottom. Occurs singly or in small groups.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, including Andaman Sea (Phuket), Indo-Malayan Archipelago, the GBR, and islands of Melanesia and Tonga; occurs northward to the Ryukyu Islands. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.