Scientific Name	Pomacentrus vaiuli   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Jordan & Seale, 1906	Depth	1 - 45M
Chinese	王子雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	王子雀鯛
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Samoa
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1906 Kawashima, N. etc. 1982 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0059068. ASIZP0059219. ASIZP0059226. ASIZP0059247. ASIZP0069890. ASIZP0069909. ASIZP0072188. ASIZP0803347. ASIZP0803363. ASIZP0803364. ASIZP0913347. ASIZP0913363. ASIZP0913364. NMMSTP00029. NTOUP200712-117. NTUM06272. RUSI35028.
Common Name	Princess damselfish; Ocellate damselfish; Princess damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 15-16; Anal rays II, 15-16; pectoral rays 17-18; lateral-line scales 17-18; 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 series strongly 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 tan to deep blue or dark brownish purple, orange on upper part of head, back and dorsal fin; blue lines on orange part of head and longitudinal rows of blue spots on body; ocellus present at rear of dorsal fin.
habitats	Found in mixed coral and rubble areas of lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to a depth of 40 m. Solitary. Feeds on filamentous algae and small invertebrates.
Distribution	Distributed in the Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Australia (North-West Shelf and the Great Barrier Reef) and Kiribati. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.