WoRMS taxon details
Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787)
212990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212990)
accepted
Species
Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787 · unaccepted
Holocentrus diacanthus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus caudovittatus Schmidt, 1931 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus furcatus Thiollière, 1857 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus hainanensis Wang, 1941 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus notatus De Vis, 1884 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus pavoninus Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus suvarovensis Stead, 1907 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Pomacentrus pavo perspicillatus Cuvier, 1830 accepted as Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 60, Pl. 198 (fig. 1) [details]
page(s): 60, Pl. 198 (fig. 1) [details]
Description Inhabits sandy areas of lagoon reefs, around isolated patch reefs, coral heads, or rubble. Feeds on zooplankton and...
Description Inhabits sandy areas of lagoon reefs, around isolated patch reefs, coral heads, or rubble. Feeds on zooplankton and filamentous algae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212990 on 2026-04-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787) Bloch, M. E. (1787). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 3: i-xii + 1-146. Pls. 181-216.
page(s): 60, Pl. 198 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Holocentrus diacanthus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 333, 372 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus caudovittatus Schmidt, 1931) Schmidt, P. Yu. (1931). Fishes of the Riu-Kiu Islands. <em>Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.</em> v. 1: 19-156, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus furcatus Thiollière, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus hainanensis Wang, 1941) Wang, K. -F. (1941). The labroid fishes of Hainan. <em>Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China (Zoological Series).</em> 15(6): 87-119. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus notatus De Vis, 1884) De Vis, C. W. (1884). Fishes from South Sea islands. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 8 (pt 4): 445-457.
page(s): 451 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus pavoninus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Solor. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 5 (no. 1): 67-96. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. Tiental V-X. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 4 (2): 243-302. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 60, Pl. 198 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Holocentrus diacanthus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 333, 372 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus caudovittatus Schmidt, 1931) Schmidt, P. Yu. (1931). Fishes of the Riu-Kiu Islands. <em>Transactions of the Pacific Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.</em> v. 1: 19-156, Pls. 1-6. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus furcatus Thiollière, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus hainanensis Wang, 1941) Wang, K. -F. (1941). The labroid fishes of Hainan. <em>Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China (Zoological Series).</em> 15(6): 87-119. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus notatus De Vis, 1884) De Vis, C. W. (1884). Fishes from South Sea islands. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 8 (pt 4): 445-457.
page(s): 451 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus pavoninus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Solor. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 5 (no. 1): 67-96. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. Tiental V-X. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 4 (2): 243-302. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sandy areas of lagoon reefs, around isolated patch reefs, coral heads, or rubble. Feeds on zooplankton and filamentous algae. [details]
To Barcode of Life (27 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacentrus caudovittatus Schmidt, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus furcatus Thiollière, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus notatus De Vis, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus pavoninus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus diacanthus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue damselfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacentrus pavo)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus caudovittatus Schmidt, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus diacanthus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus suvarovensis Stead, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus pavoninus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus hainanensis Wang, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus notatus De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus furcatus Thiollière, 1857)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 54 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787)
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus pavo FIN032608 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus pavo FIN032609 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacentrus caudovittatus Schmidt, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus furcatus Thiollière, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus notatus De Vis, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus pavoninus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus diacanthus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Blue damselfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacentrus pavo)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus caudovittatus Schmidt, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus diacanthus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus suvarovensis Stead, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus pavoninus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus hainanensis Wang, 1941)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus notatus De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus furcatus Thiollière, 1857)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 54 proteins) (from synonym Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787)
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus pavo FIN032608 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus pavo FIN032609 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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