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Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard 1825, the Caerulean Damsel. Western Indian Ocean, eastern Africa to the Maldives. To four inches maximum. A Damselfish beauty that deserves to be imported much more frequently. A juvenile in Mauritius



Chrysiptera starcki (Allen 1973), Starck's Demoiselle. Western Pacific; Noumea to Queensland to Japan. To nearly two and a half inches. A beautiful reef-associated Damsel, best kept one to a tank. Aquarium photo.


Pavona frondifera Lamarck 1816. /COTW

Characters: Colonies are thin plates and/or contorted fronds with narrow bases and which divide irregularly. Plates usually have radiating ridges which intergrade with fronds. Corallites are aligned in irregular shallow valleys roughly parallel to plate or frond margins.

Colour: Pale or dark brown.

Similar Species: Pavona danai, which has less development of fronds and larger, deeper corallites which tend to align vertically, not parallel to margins. Pavona cactus has smaller, shallower corallites.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Generally common.  Costa Rica (Pac.) 2011

 

Pavona frondifera Lamarck 1816. /COTW

Characters: Colonies are thin plates and/or contorted fronds with narrow bases and which divide irregularly. Plates usually have radiating ridges which intergrade with fronds. Corallites are aligned in irregular shallow valleys roughly parallel to plate or frond margins.

Colour: Pale or dark brown.

Similar Species: Pavona danai, which has less development of fronds and larger, deeper corallites which tend to align vertically, not parallel to margins. Pavona cactus has smaller, shallower corallites.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Generally common.  Costa Rica (Pac.) 2011

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