Pomacentrus tripunctatus (three-spot damsel) is a small solitary damselfish. It is found in reef habitats ranging from the Indian Ocean to Melanesia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Threespot 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 fuscus
- Stegastes rectifraenum
- Pomacentrus wardi
- Stegastes imbricatus
- Pomacentrus adelus
- Stegastes adustus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Pomacentrus
- Species
- Pomacentrus tripunctatus
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