Pomacentrus milleri

Millers damsel
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri, juvenile, Photo: Graham Edgar
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri, Rottnest Island, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri, adult, Exmouth, WA, Photo: Andrew Green
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri, Dampier, WA, Photo: Andrew Green
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Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri
Pomacentrus milleri

Distribution

Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Nondescript grey body with fine blue margin to fins and dark scale edges. Juvenile yellow with bright blue lines on snout and back, and ocellus on rear dorsal fin, colour and ocellus fading with age.


Information

Max Size: 8 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 18.5-32.1°C

Depth: 1-6m

Habitat Generalization Index: 21.27

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Occurrence: Common (29.5% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Many (31 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.