Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

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

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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 imparipennis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 Abudefduf imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) Abudefduf iwasakii Okada and Ikeda, 1939 Chromis elaphrus Jenkins, 1903 Abudefduf iwasakii Okada & Ikeda, 1939 Chrysiptera prughi Fowler, 1946 Oliglyphisodon caeruleomaculatus Fowler, 1946

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.