Lagoon Damsel

Scientific Name: Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Identification: Brown; head occasionally pale gradating to dark rear body; no distinctive markings.
Favourite: 'Farm' algae; aggressive toward intruders.
Hide-out: Sheltered shoreline reefs and lagoons often in areas of silting and turbid water to 20m.
Location: East Indo-Asian Pacific - Andaman Sea, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Is. and Great Barrier Reef.