Amblyglyphidodon indicus

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Amblyglyphidodon indicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Amblyglyphidodon
Species:
A. indicus
Binomial name
Amblyglyphidodon indicus

Amblyglyphidodon indicus also known as the Maldives damselfish is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and the Maldives. [2] The fish reaches 8.3 centimeters in length. [2] Its diet includes zooplankton and floating organic material. [3] It is likely that this fish is reef-associated. It has been noted at depths up to 15 meters. [2]

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. While these definitions may seem adequate, when looked at more closely they represent problematic species concepts. For example, the boundaries between closely related species become unclear with hybridisation, in a species complex of hundreds of similar microspecies, and in a ring species. Also, among organisms that reproduce only asexually, the concept of a reproductive species breaks down, and each clone is potentially a microspecies.

Fish vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills

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References

  1. ↑ Rocha, L.A. & Myers, R. (2017). "Amblyglyphidodon indicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T188596A1899477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188596A1899477.en.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Amblyglyphidodon indicus" in FishBase . February 2015 version.
  3. ↑ Lieske, E. & Myers, R.F. (2004): Coral Reef Guide: Red Sea. London, HarperCollins. ISBN   0-00-715986-2


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