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Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853

Lemon damsel
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Pomacentrus moluccensis
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China country information

Common names: 摩鹿加雀鯛, 摩鹿加雀鲷, 柠檬雀鲷
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Hainan (Ref. 47843).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Huang, Z., 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lemon fish damsel, Molucca demoiselle, Palata, ... more

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range นิเวศวิทยา

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