Scientific Name	Pomacentrus tripunctatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1830	Depth	0 - 3M
Chinese	三斑雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	三斑雀鯛
Max Length	7.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔、黑婆(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Vanikoro I., Santa Cruz Is., sw. Pacific, 11°37'S, 166°58'E
Synonyms	Pomacentrus bilineatus, Pomacentrus catunco, Pomacentrus elongatus, Pomacentrus katunko, Pomacentrus macleayi, Pomacentrus montrouzieri, Pomacentrus obscurus, Pomacentrus punctatolineatus, Pomacentrus vanicolensis, Pristotis fuscus, Pseudopomacentrus wardi macleayi
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	ASIZP0055853. ASIZP0059303. ASIZP0059325. ASIZP0062306. ASIZP0062307. ASIZP0063570. ASIZP0064920. ASIZP0064977. ASIZP0066585. ASIZP0066638. ASIZP0066642. ASIZP0067357. ASIZP0067368. ASIZP0067369. ASIZP0067475. ASIZP0070007. ASIZP0073143. ASIZP0074794. ASIZP0074838. ASIZP0800229. ASIZP0800230. ASIZP0801845. ASIZP0801846. ASIZP0801848. ASIZP0802901. ASIZP0802902. ASIZP0802903. ASIZP0802904. ASIZP0803407. ASIZP0910229. ASIZP0910230. ASIZP0911845. ASIZP0911846. ASIZP0911848. ASIZP0912901. ASIZP0912902. ASIZP0912903. ...List all 57 records...
Barcode	2008-03-25,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,95% 2008-08-28,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Threespot damsel; Three-spot damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 14-15; Anal rays II, 14-15; pectoral rays 17-18; lateral-line scales 17-18; body depth 1.8-2.0 in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle serrated; vertral margin of infraorbital finely 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. A dull greenish black species with a small black saddle-spot on the caudal peduncle, edged with blue. Juveniles with a blue-edged ocelli near the end of the dorsal fin.
habitats	A shallow water species, solitary, in holes of small rocks on sandy bottom with coral rubbles. Inhabits shallow bays, silty coastal reefs and harbors with sparse coral and algal growth. Feeds mainly on benthic algae.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Sri Lanka, Andaman Sea (Phuket), and Indo-Australian Archipelago eastward to New Britain, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, and Vanuatu, north to Japan. It is a common species in Taiwan except western part.
Utility	No commercial value.