Beardie Girdled Parma

White-Ear

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes Subclass: Actinopterygii - Bony Fishes
Order: Perciformes Family: Pomacentridae - Damselfishes
Genus: Parma Species: P. microlepis
Habitat: Exposed coastal rocky reefs to 30m
Distribution: Port Phillip Bay, Vic to Byron Bay, NSW
Maximum Size: Length to 200 mm
Notes: Common name reflects the white patch on the side of the head even in the juveniles. Often abundant on NSW reefs.
Image Location: Cathie Wall, 1 km off Lake Cathie
Image ID Number: P1200009 in folder: C
Reference: Edgar page: 466, Kuiter page: