Family : Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Fusilier damselfish
Fish Name : Lepidozygus tapeinosoma
Max size : 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4391)
Environment : reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 1 - 30 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 23°S
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 1602), south to New Caledonia (Ref. 37816).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 15-16. Highly variable in color, and able to change quickly, relating to behavior. When feeding on plankton above reefs it is silvery green, and darkens when sheltering on the reefs and shows a banded pattern when guarding eggs in the Maldives (Ref. 48636).
Biology : Found in current-swept seaward reefs; occasionally found around lagoon patch reefs. Forms aggregations that feed on zooplankton (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 9710
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R.
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 7247)

India country information
Common Names : Bureki, Maujahibureki
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses