Scientific Name	Pomacentrus nagasakiensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Tanaka, 1917	Depth	3 - 35M
Chinese	長崎雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	長崎雀鯛
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Fish market in Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Pomacentrus arenarius
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Tanaka, S. 1917 Moyer, J.T. etc. 1975 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055840. ASIZP0057051. ASIZP0058091. ASIZP0061377. ASIZP0061389. ASIZP0072471. ASIZP0073134. ASIZP0805157. ASIZP0915161. NMMBP05494. NMMSTP00711.
Barcode	2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sandy damsel; Speckled-fin damsel; Nagasaki damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 15; Anal rays II, 15-17; pectoral rays 17-19; lateral-line scales 17-19; body depth 1.9-2.1 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. Body light to dark grey or charcoal-coloured, often with vertical blue streaks on scales; numerous blue streaks and spots on head; base of pectoral fin with a black spot; caudal fin whitish; ocellus present on rear part of dorsal fin.
habitats	Found in sandy areas of both lagoon and seaward reefs at depyh of 3 to 35m. Occurs in small groups with outcrops of soft coral patches or gorgonians, usually in depths over 20 m. Feeds primarily on zooplankton.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Maldives and Sri Lanka to Vanuatu, north to southern Japan; south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters; Penghu Islands, western Taiwan; Siao Liouciou, southwestern
Utility	Aquarium fishes.