Pomacentrus

Pomacentrus is a genus of marine damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. These fish inhabit tropical locations and are often captured or bred as aquarium fish.

Pomacentrus
Pomacentrus pavo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Pomacentrus
Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Pomacentrus pavo
Bloch, 1787
Species

76, see text.

Synonyms
  • Lepidopomacentrus Allen, 1975
  • Omopomacentrus Fowler, 1944
  • Parapomacentrus Bleeker, 1877
  • Pseudopomacentrus Bleeker, 1877

Species

Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus nagasakiensis
Pomacentrus sulfureus

There are currently 76 recognized species in this genus:[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. Habib, Kazi Ahsan; Islam, Md Jayedul; Nahar, Najmun; Neogi, Amit Kumer (2020-10-13). "Pomacentrus bangladeshius, a new species of damselfish (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) from Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh". Zootaxa. 4860 (3): 413–424. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4860.3.6. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Nur I. Hidayat. 2018. Pomacentrus bellipictus, A New Microendemic Species of Damselfish (Pisces: Pomacentridae) from the Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 30, 1-10. oceansciencefoundation.org/josf30a.html
  3. Frable, Benjamin W.; Tea, Yi-Kai (2019). "A New Species of Damselfish (Teleostei: Pomacentridae: Pomacentrus) from Nosy Faho, Madagascar". Copeia. 107 (2): 323–331. doi:10.1643/CI-19-221. ISSN 0045-8511.
  4. Liu, S.-Y.V., Ho, H.-C.H. & Dai, C.-F. (2014): A new species of Pomacentrus (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) from Micronesia, with comments on its phylogenetic relationships. Zoological Studies, 52 (6): 1-8.


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