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Pomacentrus
Pomacentrus pavo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

Species[edit]

Pomacentrus amboinensis
Pomacentrus auriventris
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus chrysurus
Pomacentrus moluccensis
Pomacentrus nagasakiensis
Pomacentrus sulfureus

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

  • Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss, 1883 (Creole damsel)
  • Pomacentrus albicaudatus Baschieri-Salvadori, 1955 (Whitefin damsel)
  • Pomacentrus albimaculus G. R. Allen, 1975 (Whitespot damsel)
  • Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale, 1907 (Alexander's damsel)
  • Pomacentrus alleni W.E. Burgess, 1981 (Andaman damsel)
  • Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker, 1868 (Ambon damsel)
  • Pomacentrus aquilus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1980 (Dark damsel)
  • Pomacentrus arabicus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Arabian damsel)
  • Pomacentrus armillatus G. R. Allen, 1993 (Bracelet damselfish)
  • Pomacentrus atriaxillaris G. R. Allen, 2002
  • Pomacentrus aurifrons G. R. Allen, 2004 (Yellowhead damselfish)
  • Pomacentrus auriventris G. R. Allen, 1991 (Goldbelly damsel)
  • Pomacentrus australis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1974 (Australian damsel)
  • Pomacentrus azuremaculatus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Bluespotted damsel)
  • Pomacentrus baenschi G. R. Allen, 1991 (Baensch's damsel)
  • Pomacentrus bangladeshius Habib, Islam, Nahar & Neogi, 2020
  • Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker, 1854 (Speckled damselfish)
  • Pomacentrus bellipictus Allen, Erdmann & Hidayat, 2018 [2]
  • Pomacentrus bintanensis G. R. Allen, 1999 (Bintan damselfish)
  • Pomacentrus bipunctatus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2004
  • Pomacentrus brachialis G. Cuvier, 1830 (Charcoal damsel)
  • Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler, 1918 (Burrough's damsel)
  • Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus G. R. Allen, 2002
  • Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (Caerulean damsel)
  • Pomacentrus callainus J. E. Randall, 2002
  • Pomacentrus cheraphilus G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Hilomen, 2011
  • Pomacentrus chrysurus G. Cuvier, 1830 (Whitetail damsel)
  • Pomacentrus coelestis D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1901 (Neon damselfish)
  • Pomacentrus colini G. R. Allen, 1991 (Colin's damsel)
  • Pomacentrus cuneatus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Wedgespot damsel)
  • Pomacentrus emarginatus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Outer-reef damsel)
  • Pomacentrus fakfakensis G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2009 (Fakfak damselfish)
  • Pomacentrus geminospilus G. R. Allen, 1993 (Sabah damsel)
  • Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, 1918 (Bluespot damsel)
  • Pomacentrus imitator Whitley, 1964 (Imitator damsel)
  • Pomacentrus indicus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Indian damsel)
  • Pomacentrus javanicus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Java damsel)
  • Pomacentrus komodoensis G. R. Allen, 1999 (Komodo damselfish)
  • Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Scaly damsel)
  • Pomacentrus leptus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1980 (Slender damsel)
  • Pomacentrus limosus G. R. Allen, 1992 (Muddy damsel)
  • Pomacentrus littoralis G. Cuvier, 1830 (Smoky damsel)
  • Pomacentrus maafu G. R. Allen & Drew, 2012
  • Pomacentrus melanochir Bleeker, 1877 (Indonesian damsel)
  • Pomacentrus micronesicus S. Y. Liu, H. C. Ho & C. F. Dai, 2014 (Micronesian damselfish) [4]
  • Pomacentrus microspilus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2005
  • Pomacentrus milleri L. R. Taylor, 1964 (Miller's damselfish)
  • Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853 (Lemon damsel)
  • Pomacentrus nagasakiensis S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (Nagasaki damsel)
  • Pomacentrus nigromanus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Goldback damsel)
  • Pomacentrus nigromarginatus G. R. Allen, 1973 (Blackmargined damsel)
  • Pomacentrus novaeguineae Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Ni Putu Dian Pertiwi, 2022[5] (Honeytail damsel)
  • Pomacentrus opisthostigma Fowler, 1918 (Brown damsel)
  • Pomacentrus pavo Bloch, 1787 (Sapphire damsel)
  • Pomacentrus philippinus Evermann & Seale, 1907 (Philippine damsel)
  • Pomacentrus pikei Bliss, 1883 (Blacklip damsel)
  • Pomacentrus polyspinus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Thai damsel)
  • Pomacentrus proteus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Colombo damsel)
  • Pomacentrus reidi Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Reid's damsel)
  • Pomacentrus rodriguesensis G. R. Allen & J. E. Wright, 2003
  • Pomacentrus saksonoi G. R. Allen, 1995 (Anton's damsel)
  • Pomacentrus similis G. R. Allen, 1991 (Similar damsel)
  • Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856 (Blueback damsel)
  • Pomacentrus smithi Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Smith's damsel)
  • Pomacentrus spilotoceps J. E. Randall, 2002
  • Pomacentrus stigma Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Blackspot damsel)
  • Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger, 1871 (Sulphur damsel)
  • Pomacentrus taeniometopon Bleeker, 1852 (Brackish damsel)
  • Pomacentrus trichrourus Günther, 1867 (Paletail damsel)
  • Pomacentrus trilineatus G. Cuvier, 1830 (Threeline damsel)
  • Pomacentrus tripunctatus G. Cuvier, 1830 (Threespot damsel)
  • Pomacentrus umbratilus Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Ni Putu Dian Pertiwi, 2022[5] (Shade damsel)
  • Pomacentrus vaiuli D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Ocellate damselfish)
  • Pomacentrus vatosoa Frable & Tea, 2019
  • Pomacentrus wardi Whitley, 1927 (Ward's damsel)
  • Pomacentrus xanthocercus Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Ni Putu Dian Pertiwi, 2022[5] (Atoll damsel)
  • Pomacentrus xanthosternus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Yellowbreasted damsel)
  • Pomacentrus yoshii G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2004

    • See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    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.
  • ^ a b 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
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ a b c Allen, Gerald R.; Erdmann, Mark V.; Pertiwi, Ni Putu Dian (February 2022). "Description of three new species of damselfish belonging to the Pomacentrus philippinus group (Pomacentridae) from Melanesia and the eastern and central Indian Ocean". Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology. 28 (1): 1–26. Retrieved November 13, 2023.


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