BPBM 6872Ichthyology

Pomacentrus moluccensis

Lemon Damsel

As recorded: Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, and W.J. NewhouseA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Philip Helfrich →W. Jan Newhouse →Johnson Randall →
Date: May 24, 1968
Locality: Ishigaki Island; [off S end of]; Taketomi Island, S side; coral reef
Island: Ishigaki Island
Depth: 6 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

15 Bishop specimens of Pomacentrus moluccensis · collected 1964–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 24, 1968, J.E. Randall, A.H. Banner, P. Helfrich, and W.J. Newhouse also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pomacentrus moluccensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,734 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

(c) benmrg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Minato, Okinawa, JP

(c) James-LaFontaine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Low Isles QLD, Australia

(c) kelly_anne97, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Low Isles QLD, Australia

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2026-10-18

Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pomacentrus moluccensis. BPBM 6872. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38188887. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6872.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38188887 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026