Peacock Damselfish

Pomacentrus pavo

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Habitat: Reef
Max size: 12 cm
Depth: 1-18 m
Family: Pomacentridae

Pomacentrus pavo, sapphire damsel, peacock damsel or blue damsel, is a damselfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8.5 cm (3.3 in) in length.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Two small, bright blue damsels of rubble and sand near reefs. Neon Damselfish is electric blue, with more yellow underneath and a yellow to orange tail and rear of the dorsal and anal fins. Peacock Damselfish is metallic green to light blue, with blue squiggles on the head and a small greenish spot like an ear behind the eye; its tail is yellowish, most of all in the young.

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