Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien
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We would like to thank Dr. Gerry Allen for sending us three photos of Pomacentrus bintanensis.
Pomacentrus bintanensis was first described in 1999 from Bintan, the largest island of the Indonesian Riau Islands, in the immediate vicinity of Singapore, northeast Sumatra.
There, the damselfish lives in murky waters over rocky sea beds at depths that are easily accessible to divers.
The different colorations of juvenile and adult animals are always interesting.
We have no experience of keeping this species of damselfish, although it is quite conceivable that private keepers in the immediate vicinity of its occurrence keep it.
Overall, there is very little information available on Pomacentrus bintanensis, and the first description of the species is not freely accessible.
Etymology: The species name “bintanensis” was given after the type locality of Bintan Island, where Dr. Allen collected the first specimens of this damselfish.
Pomacentrus bintanensis was first described in 1999 from Bintan, the largest island of the Indonesian Riau Islands, in the immediate vicinity of Singapore, northeast Sumatra.
There, the damselfish lives in murky waters over rocky sea beds at depths that are easily accessible to divers.
The different colorations of juvenile and adult animals are always interesting.
We have no experience of keeping this species of damselfish, although it is quite conceivable that private keepers in the immediate vicinity of its occurrence keep it.
Overall, there is very little information available on Pomacentrus bintanensis, and the first description of the species is not freely accessible.
Etymology: The species name “bintanensis” was given after the type locality of Bintan Island, where Dr. Allen collected the first specimens of this damselfish.
