Family : Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Twinspot damselfish
Fish Name : Chrysiptera biocellata
Max size : 12.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48600)
Environment : reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 0 - 5 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 23°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.7)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marshall and Gilbert islands and Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 13-14. Bluish or purplish spots at the posterior base of the dorsal fin. Juveniles with large ocellus that reduces with size and lacks completely in adults. The white band in young reduces to a small white saddle in large adults (Ref. 48636).
Biology : Occurs in protected inner reef flats and shallow lagoons and channels, over rubble and rocky outcrops. Feeds primarily on filamentous algae
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R.
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 7247)

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Common Names : നീല പടത്തം, പടതാം, പടത്തം, നേലപടതാം , Kiruliyamas, Neelapadatham, Padatham, Rammas
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses