Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Cichliformes
  • Family » Pomacentridae
  • Genus » Hemiglyphidodon
  • Species » plagiometopon
  • Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852)
    (Lagoon damselfish)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) The lagoon damselfish (Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon), also known as the sweetlip damsel, is a species of ray-finned fish, a damselfish from the family Pomacentridae. It is a larger species of damselfish which is found in the Indo-Pacific where it occurs around branching corals in sheltered areas of reefs.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Sasa, Davao City, Davao Del Sur] [Toril, Davao City, Davao del Sur] [Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   CL Nañola, MA Fortaleza, KL Labrador, JJ Lanutan
  • Species ID by »   Cleto L. Nañola, Jr.
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
  • Collection Code »   FDP_IGCS_2201_012_A
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:23 September 2021 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524417
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 15, 2024, 9:10 p.m.
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"