Scientific Name	Neoglyphidodon melas   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1830)	Depth	1 - 12M
Chinese	黑新刻齒雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑新箭齒雀鯛
Max Length	18 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔、藍鰭雀
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Abudefduf melanopus, Abudefduf melas, Abudefduf rhomaleus, Abudefduf xanthonotus, Glyphisodon ater, Glyphisodon melanopus, Glyphisodon melas, Glyphisodon xanthonotus, Paraglyphidodon melanopus, Paraglyphidodon melas
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	ASIZP0057345. ASIZP0059145. ASIZP0059321. ASIZP0060070. BPBMI19565. FRIP21772. NMMBP00946. NMMBP03217. NMMBP05827. NMMBP05831. NMNSF01257. NMNSF01313. NTUM02800. NTUM02859. NTUM02864. NTUM02865. NTUM02871. NTUM03068. NTUM03069. NTUM03226. USNM00095873.
Common Name	Royal damsel; Royal damsel black damsel; Zulu damsel; Bluefin damselfish; Black damsel; Bowtie damselfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 14-16; Anal rays II, 13-15; pectoral rays 18-19; lateral-line scales 16-17; Gill rakers 19-22 onfirst gill arch; body depth 1.7-2.0 in standard length. Body deep. Posterior margin of preopercle and suborbital smooth. Suborbital scaled. Jaws with biserial teeth. Juveniles white to light grey with yellow on upper part of head and body, dorsal fin, and upper and lower margins of caudal fin; adults uniformly black.
habitats	Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs and usually associated with soft corals on which it feeds. Occurs singly or in pairs. Juveniles are encountered in around staghorn Acropora corals.
Distribution	Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to the Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Palau, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and northern Australia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters, a
Utility	Popular aquarium fishes.