Pomacentrus alleni

Pomacentrus alleni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Pomacentrus
Species:	P. alleni
Binomial name
	Pomacentrus alleni; Burgess, 1981

Pomacentrus alleni, the Andaman damsel, is a marine ray-finned fish in the damselfish family Pomacentridae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Etymology

The specific name of this fish honors the ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen of the Western Australia Museum in Perth.^[2]

Description

This fish is overall neon blue, but its anal fin is yellow and there is a broad black streak along the lower part of the caudal peduncle and caudal fin.^[3] It may reach up to 6 cm in length.^[4]

Relationship to humans

This fish occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

References

↑ Allen, G.R. (2022). "Pomacentrus alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T188535A1889326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188535A1889326.en. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
↑ "Pomacentrus alleni". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pomacentrus alleni". FishBase. December 2008 version.

External links

Allen's Damsel @ Fishes of Australia

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[iucn-1] Allen, G.R. (2022). "Pomacentrus alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T188535A1889326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T188535A1889326.en. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

[ETYFish-2] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

[3] "Pomacentrus alleni". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2025-12-14.

[FishBase-4] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pomacentrus alleni". FishBase. December 2008 version.

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Pomacentrus alleni

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Pomacentrus
Species:	P. alleni
Binomial name
*Pomacentrus alleni* Burgess, 1981