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Updated 7/23/2023

Family Pomacentridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 6 feet

 



Ho'okena, Hawaii, 5 feet

PHOENIX DAMSELFISH

Extremely rare as a waif in Hawaii.  Inhabits the surge zone among Pocillopora and Acropora corals.  Attains 3.5 inches.  Occurs at scattered localities from the Red Sea to French Polynesia.    For more info see John Hoover's page.