Golden Damselfish Amblyglyphidodon aureus
The Golden Damselfish is native to reefs of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
It has yellow fin edges and mouth and a golden appearance with visible scaling on the body. The actual
tone and extent of yellow varies and some can have vertical shaded bars.
It reaches up to 13cm long.
Juveniles shoal in small groups for protection. Adults are solitary.
As common with Damselfish, the male is territorial and aggressive, particularly when defending eggs.
The female will lay eggs below sea fan corals where the male will protect them until they hatch.
Some have a white body and can look similar to the Ternate Damselfish, A. ternatensis, of
western Pacific reefs. Also called Lemon Chromis, those in the row above are believed to be Ternate Damsels.