Sash Damsel

Description: Adult overall brown, middle of side has vertical bar white faint, pectoral fin base spot dark (Ref. 90102). Juveniles have a conspicuous dorsal ocellus behind a wide white band. Large adults are uniformly dirty bronze (Ref. 1602). Body depth 1.8-1.9 in SL (Ref. 90102)

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 12 - 13

Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Diurnal species (Ref. 54980; 113699).

Adults inhabit surge-swept shorelines and seaward reef margins. Juveniles often occur in pockets of the intertidal reef crest, while adults are found in ridges between surge channels (Ref. 1602). Feed on benthic algae. Juveniles found in sheltered ocean bays, shallow low boulder-reefs above sand level. Known in clear-water reefs in gutters and upper edge of drop-offs (Ref. 9002). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Diurnal species (Ref. 54980; 113699).

fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

分布於印度-太平洋區，西起紅海及東非，東至馬紹爾群島與皮特凱恩島群，北至日本，南至澳洲。台灣各地沿岸礁石可見。

本身體色豔麗，是受歡迎之水族觀賞魚。

體呈卵圓形而側扁，標準體長為體高之1.8-1.9倍。吻短而略尖。眼中大，上側位。口小，上頜骨末端不及眼前緣；齒單列，且較長。眶下骨具鱗，後緣則平滑；眶前骨與眶下骨間無缺刻；前鰓蓋骨後緣平滑。體被櫛鱗；側線之有孔鱗片19-20個。背鰭單一，軟條部不延長而呈角形，硬棘XII，軟條15-16；臀鰭硬棘II，軟條12-13；胸鰭鰭條19-20；尾鰭叉形，末端呈尖形，上下葉外側鰭條不延長呈絲狀。體呈暗青銅色，每個鱗片後方具一淡色點及暗色緣；體側中部具一白色橫帶。稚魚在白色橫帶後面的背鰭基底上有一個顯著的眼狀斑。

主要棲息於海岸線的湧浪區與臨海礁石的邊緣。稚魚時常出現在潮間帶礁石頂冠的口袋區，或掩蔽的海灣，或淺水域礁砂混合區內大圓石礁上方；而成魚被發現於在洶湧的峽道之間的脊坡，或清澈水域內的溝槽與海峭壁上緣礁石上方。以底藻為食

Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus is a species of Perciformes in the family Pomacentridae.