Family : Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Singlebar devil
Fish Name : Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
Max size : 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4391)
Environment : reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 0 - 6 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 30°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: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marshall and Pitcairn island groups, north to Japan, south to Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 12-13. Juveniles have a conspicuous dorsal ocellus behind a wide white band. Large adults are uniformly dirty bronze.
Biology : Inhabits surge-swept shorelines and seaward reef margins. Juveniles often occur in pockets of the intertidal reef crest, while adults are found in ridges between surge channels (Ref. 1602). Feeds on benthic algae. Juveniles found in sheltered ocean bays, shallow low boulder-reefs above sand level. Known in clear-water reefs in gutters and upper edge of drop-offs (Ref. 9002)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R.
Main Ref : Randall, J.E.. 1995. (Ref. 11441)

India country information
Common Names : പടത്തം, പടതാം , Burang, Padatham
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses