BUMPHEAD DAMSELFISH

Microspathodon bairdii

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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        Microspathodon +
        
        Bumphead damselfish
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Inhabits rocky inshore reefs exposed to wave action and currents. Primarily herbivorous but occasionally takes a baited hook (Ref. 28023). Deposits its eggs in crevices among the rocks in areas of strong current, usually in the lee of the current (Ref. 28023).

	Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Blue tang surgeonfish
	Pterocaesio trilineata Carpenter, 1987 Three-stripe fusilier
	Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes, 1837) Slender eel goby
	Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Sapphire devil
	Diplodus sargus subsp. kotschyi (Steindachner, 1876) One spot seabream

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