Pomacentrus tripunctatus

Three-spot damsel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Pomacentrus
Species:	P. tripunctatus
Binomial name
Pomacentrus tripunctatus (Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
Pomacentrus vanicolensisCuvier, 1830 Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849 Pomacentrus katunkoBleeker, 1852 Pomacentrus montrouzieri Thiollière, 1857 Pomacentrus catunco Peters, 1868 Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873 Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874 Pomacentrus obscurus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 Pomacentrus elongatus Seale, 1910 Pomacentrus macleayi Whitley, 1928

Pomacentrus tripunctatus in situ in the Philippines

Pomacentrus tripunctatus (three-spot damsel) is a small solitary damselfish. It is found in reef habitats ranging from the Indian Ocean to Melanesia. ^[2]

References

1. Allen, G.R.; Arceo, H.; Mutia, M.T.M.; Muyot, F.B.; Nañola, C.L.; Santos, M. (2022). "Pomacentrus tripunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T188578A1896245. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188578A1896245.en . Retrieved 1 April 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pomacentrus tripunctatus". FishBase .

External links

• Photos of Pomacentrus tripunctatus in the Sealife Collection