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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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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lagoon Damsel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Stegastes nigricans
- Pomacentrus brachialis
- Plectroglyphidodon obreptus
- Cheiloprion labiatus
- Stegastes rectifraenum
- Stegastes planifrons
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Hemiglyphidodon
- Species
- Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon
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