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Pomacentrus imitator
Imitator Damsel
As recorded: Pomacentrus imitator (Whitley, 1964)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 9, 1983
- Locality
- Tongatapu Island; Manima Island, NW corner; base of fringing reef
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Depth
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 9, 1983, J.E. Randall also collected 10 other specimens.
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Labropsis australis
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Meiacanthus ditrema
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Pleurosicya micheli
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Pomacentrus moluccensis
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Pteragogus cryptus
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Rhinomuraena quaesita
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Synodus capricornis
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Pomacentrus imitator observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-06-20.
2023-06-20
Lady Elliot Island, Coral Sea QLD 4670, Australia
(c) divercraig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-21
John Brewer Reef, QLD, Australia
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-07-30
Cassowary Coast, QLD, Australia
(c) amfstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-04-06
Flinders Reef, Queensland, Australia
(c) John Sear, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-01-22
Flinders Reef, Coral Sea
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2017-01-13
Herald Cay, Coral Sea
(c) ajhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Pomacentrus imitator. BPBM 38020. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38189429. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38020.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38189429 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026