Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Western Barhead Damsel
Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus
Western Barhead Damsel
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 40-130 ft. (12-40 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family)
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Neoglyphidodon (Genus)
        └N. thoracotaeniatus (Species)

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