Author: Allen & Erdmann, 2007
FBname: Jamal's dottyback
Comments: Inhabits frequently dense thickets of staghorn <i>Acropora</i> corals, encrusting layers of <i>Galaxea</i> corals, or rocky debris at depths of about 9-16 m.   Either encountered solitarily or in loose groups of 2-4 individuals that range over an area of about 1.5-2 m.  Observed to occasionally enter sponges of the genus <i>Callyspongia</i>.  Its color pattern and behavior indicate a mimetic relationship with the common damselfish <i>Chromis retrofasciata</i> with which it co-occurs (Ref. 74994).