Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Plectroglyphidodon
Species:	P. imparipennis
Binomial name
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant and Sauvage, 1875)
Synonyms [2]
List Glyphisodon imparipennisVaillant & Sauvage, 1875 Abudefduf imparipennis(Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) Abudefduf iwasakiiOkada and Ikeda, 1939 Chromis elaphrus Jenkins, 1903 Abudefduf iwasakii Okada & Ikeda, 1939 Chrysiptera prughi Fowler, 1946 Oliglyphisodon caeruleomaculatusFowler, 1946

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Adults can grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.

Distribution and habitat

This species of fish is found in the Indo-Pacific form eastern Africa to the Line Islands and Pitcairn Islands north to the Philippines and the Ryukyu Islands. ^[3]

Description

Adults of this species can grow up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. ^[3] This fish is white in colouration with a yellow caudal fin. Its dorsal fin has 12 spines and 14 to 15 soft rays. ^[3] Its anal fin has 2 spines and 11 to 12 soft rays.

Ecology

Diet

This fish feeds on benthic algae and invertebrates.

Behaviour

Adults stay close to their shelter.

References

1. Samaniego, B.; Arceo, H.; Cabasan, J.P.; Santos, M.; Williams, J.T. (2024). "Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T188429A1873325. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T188429A1873325.en . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
2. Nicolas Bailly (2008). "Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis". FishBase .