What is Golden damselfish?
{{Speciesbox | image = Monaco.Musée océanographique026.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name = IUCN>{{cite journal | author1 = Jenkins, A. | author2 = Carpenter, K.E.| author3 = Allen, G. | author4 = Yeeting, B. | name-list-style = amp | year = 2017 | title = ''Amblyglyphidodon aureus'' | journal = [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2017: e.T188580A1896599 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188580A1896599.en| doi-access = free }}</ref> | taxon = Amblyglyphidodon aureus | authority = ([[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]], 1830) | synonyms = *''Glyphisodon aureus'' <small>Cuvier, 1830</small> *''Abudefduf aureus'' <small>(Cuvier, 1830)</small> | synonyms_ref = <ref name = fb/> }} '''''Amblyglyphidodon aureus''''' also known as the '''golden damselfish''' is a [[species]] of marine [[fish]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Pomacentridae]], the [[damselfish]]es and [[Amphiprioninae|clownfishes]].<ref name=fb>{{FishBase | genus = Amblyglyphidodon | species = aureus | month = February | year = 2015 }}</ref><ref name=am>[http://australianmuseum.net.au/Golden-Damsel-Amblyglyphidodon-aureus/ Golden Damsel, ''Amblyglyphidodon aureus'' (Cuvier, 1830).] Australian Museum.</ref> It is native to the central [[Indo-Pacific]].<ref name=fb/> ==Description== This fish reaches {{convert|13|cm|in}} in length. It is yellow with blue or purple spots on its face.<ref name=fb/> Some individuals have dark patches on their sides.<ref name=am/> ==Biology== The fish lives in outer [[reef]] area, deep [[lagoon]]s, and areas where there is an ocean current. It lives among [[gorgonian]]s, laying its eggs on them, and then the male guards and tends them until they hatch. The diet is made up of [[zooplankton]].<ref name=fb/> It is solitary or lives in small groups.<ref name=am/> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category|Amblyglyphidodon aureus}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q749774}} [[Category:Amblyglyphidodon|aureus]]