Pomacentrus

Pomacentrus
Pomacentrus pavo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Family:Pomacentridae
Subfamily:Pomacentrinae
Genus:Pomacentrus
Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Chaetodon pavo
Bloch, 1787
Synonyms
  • Lepidopomacentrus Allen, 1975
  • Omopomacentrus Fowler, 1944
  • Parapomacentrus Bleeker, 1877
  • Pseudopomacentrus Bleeker, 1877

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.

Species

Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus nagasakiensis
Pomacentrus sulfureus

There are currently 73 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 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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