New Zealand black angelfish

New Zealand black angelfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Family:Pomacentridae
Genus:Parma
Species: P. alboscapularis
Binomial name
Parma alboscapularis
Allen & Hoese, 1975

The New Zealand black angelfish or the black scalyfin, Parma alboscapularis, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae, found around northeastern New Zealand to depths of a few metres, over shallow rocky reef areas. Its length is between 24 and 28 cm.

References

  • "Parma alboscapularis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Parma alboscapularis" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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