Pomacentrus alleni

Pomacentrus alleni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Family:Pomacentridae
Genus:Pomacentrus
Species: P. alleni
Binomial name
Pomacentrus alleni
W.E. Burgess, 1981

Pomacentrus alleni, the Andaman damsel, is a Damselfish from the Eastern Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6 cm in length.[1] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen of the Western Australia Museum in Perth.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Pomacentrus alleni" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 October 2018.


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