Neoglyphidodon melas

Neoglyphidodon melas
Adult (top) and juvenile (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Neoglyphidodon
Species:
N. melas
Binomial name
Neoglyphidodon melas
Synonyms
List
  • Glyphisodon melas Cuvier, 1830
  • Abudefduf melas (Cuvier, 1830)
  • Paraglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830)
  • Glyphisodon ater Cuvier, 1830
  • Glyphisodon melanopus Bleeker, 1856
  • Abudefduf melanopus (Bleeker, 1856)
  • Paraglyphidodon melanopus (Bleeker, 1856)
  • Glyphisodon xanthonotus Bleeker, 1859
  • Abudefduf xanthonotus (Bleeker, 1859)
  • Abudefduf rhomaleus Snyder, 1911

Neoglyphidodon melas, known as the bowtie damselfish or black damselfish, is a species of tropical reef fish in the damselfish family Pomacentridae.