WoRMS taxon details
Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830
212968 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212968)
accepted
Species
Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus catunco Peters, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pomacentrus elongatus Seale, 1910 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker, 1852 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus macleayi Whitley, 1928 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus montrouzieri Thiollière, 1857 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus obscurus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted
Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Pseudopomacentrus wardi macleayi Whitley, 1928 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Description Shallow water species. Inhabits shallow bays and silty coastal reefs to 3 m depth. Feeds mainly on algae.
Description Shallow water species. Inhabits shallow bays and silty coastal reefs to 3 m depth. Feeds mainly on algae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pomacentrus tripunctatus Cuvier, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212968 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873) Castelnau, F. L. (1873). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. Nos. III thru IX [with subtitles, indexed as one work]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> 2: 37-158. [Also as part of a separate, Melbourne, 1872.].
page(s): 89 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Timor. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 2): 159-174. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus macleayi Whitley, 1928) Whitley, G. P. (1928). Studies in ichthyology. No. 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 16 (no. 4): 211-239, Pls. 16-18. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus montrouzieri 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 obscurus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874) Cartier, O. (1874). Beschreibungen neuer Pharyngognathen. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Fische des philippinischen Archipels. <em>Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S.</em> v. 5: 96-106.
page(s): 98 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 421 [details]
original description (of Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Bali, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe species. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [7]: 1-11. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B. (1960). Coral Fishes of the Family Pomacentridae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin.</em> No. 19: 317-349, Pls. 26-33. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873) Castelnau, F. L. (1873). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. Nos. III thru IX [with subtitles, indexed as one work]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> 2: 37-158. [Also as part of a separate, Melbourne, 1872.].
page(s): 89 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker, 1852) Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Timor. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 2): 159-174. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus macleayi Whitley, 1928) Whitley, G. P. (1928). Studies in ichthyology. No. 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 16 (no. 4): 211-239, Pls. 16-18. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus montrouzieri 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 obscurus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874) Cartier, O. (1874). Beschreibungen neuer Pharyngognathen. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Fische des philippinischen Archipels. <em>Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Würzburg, N. S.</em> v. 5: 96-106.
page(s): 98 [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 421 [details]
original description (of Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849) Bleeker, P. (1849). Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van het eiland Bali, met beschrijving van eenige nieuwe species. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 22 [7]: 1-11. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B. (1960). Coral Fishes of the Family Pomacentridae from the Western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin.</em> No. 19: 317-349, Pls. 26-33. [details] Available for editors
[request]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
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Shallow water species. Inhabits shallow bays and silty coastal reefs to 3 m depth. Feeds mainly on algae. [details]
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacentrus catunco Peters, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacentrus montrouzieri Thiollière, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus obscurus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus elongatus Seale, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacentrus tripunctatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus catunco Peters, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus elongatus Seale, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus macleayi Whitley, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus montrouzieri Thiollière, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus obscurus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudopomacentrus wardi macleayi Whitley, 1928)
To FishBase images (Pomacentrus tripunctatus, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus tripunctatus USNM 403439 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus tripunctatus USNM 424638 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacentrus catunco Peters, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pomacentrus montrouzieri Thiollière, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus obscurus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus elongatus Seale, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacentrus tripunctatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus catunco Peters, 1868)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus elongatus Seale, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus macleayi Whitley, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus montrouzieri Thiollière, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus obscurus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudopomacentrus wardi macleayi Whitley, 1928)
To FishBase images (Pomacentrus tripunctatus, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus tripunctatus USNM 403439 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus tripunctatus USNM 424638 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
