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What is El Niño?
A new El Niño event, described as “very strong”, is set to occur from this spring onwards.
Identity card
Golden damselfish
- Scientific name:
- Amblyglyphidodon aureus
- Family:
- Pomacentridae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1830 (par Georges Cuvier)
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Western Indo-Pacific: from the Andaman Sea to Christmas Island, Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia, and Ryukyu.
- Habitat:
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Steep outer reefs, deep lagoons.
- Size:
Up to 13 cm.
- Diet:
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Zooplankton.
