Amblyglyphidodon

Amblyglyphidodon
	Amblyglyphidodon aureus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Pomacentridae
Subfamily:	Pomacentrinae
Genus:	Amblyglyphidodon; Bleeker, 1877
Type species
	Glyphisodon aureus; Cuvier, 1830[1]

Amblyglyphidodon is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. These damselfish swim singly, in pairs, or in small groups. They are often found among corals.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[2]

Amblyglyphidodon aureus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Golden damselfish)
Amblyglyphidodon batunai G. R. Allen, 1995 (Batuna damsel)
Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787) (Staghorn damselfish)
Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1980 (Yellowfin damsel)
Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Drew, 2012 (Cenderawasih damselfish) [3]
Amblyglyphidodon indicus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002 (Maldives damselfish)
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847) (Yellowbelly damselfish)
Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002
Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
Amblyglyphidodon silolona G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Drew, 2012 (Silolona damselfish) [3]
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853) (Ternate damsel)

References

Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Amblyglyphidodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Amblyglyphidodon in FishBase. June 2018 version.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-9872600-0-0.

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[CoF-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Amblyglyphidodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Amblyglyphidodon in FishBase. June 2018 version.

[Allen2012-3] Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-9872600-0-0.