Scientific Name	Pristotis obtusirostris   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1862)	Depth	2 - 80M
Chinese	鈍吻鋸齒雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	鈍吻鋸雀鯛
Max Length	14 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔、青紺仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North East、PonFu、LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	No locality
Synonyms	Chromis virescens, Daya jerdoni, Daya jerdoni fusca, Pomacentrus dolii, Pomacentrus jerdoni, Pomacentrus obtusirostris, Pristotis jerdoni, Pristotis judithae
Reference	Randall et al. (1997)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Kawashima, N. etc. 1982 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057501. ASIZP0058096. ASIZP0062015. ASIZP0063665. CAS34226. NMMBP00393. NMMBP05145. NMMBP05294. NMMSTP00806. NTUM06210.
Common Name	Gulf damsel; Gulf damselfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 12-13; Anal rays II, 12-14; pectoral rays 17-18; lateral-line scales 19-20; body depth 2.5-2.8 times in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle and subopercle serrated. Both jaws with uniserial teeth. Upper and lower lobes of caudal fin without filamentous posterior rays. Body pale grey to bluish with a small black spot at base of upper pectoral rays.
habitats	Found mainly along continental margins rather than truly oceanic areas. Inhabits flat sandy or rubble bottoms around patch reefs of lagoons and trawling grounds. A somewhat unusual damselfish in behavior. Adults often seen in small groups out in the open
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea and Persian Gulf to the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia. It is found in southern, southwestern and northeastern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.