Azurina
eupalama
Heller %26 Snodgrass, 1903
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Family:
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Pomacentridae
(Damselfishes)
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Galapagos damsel |
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Max. size:
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15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 28023) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 5 %26#150; 30 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 1%26deg;N - 1%26deg;S |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Eastern Pacific: Eastern Central Pacific (Ref. 9334) and the Galapagos Islands. This species has not been seen since the 1982/83 El Niņo event (Ref. 27438).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 13 - 14;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10 - 12;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 12 %26#150; 13
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Biology: |
Inhabits rocky inshore reefs, often in open water near drop-offs. Feeds on plankton (Ref. 9405).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Allen, Gerald R.
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