Pomacentrus is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
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marineAn ocean is a large body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 75% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
fishA fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...
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familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
PomacentridaePomacentridae is a family of perciform fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. They are exclusively marine , and noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality. Many are brightly coloured, so they are popular in aquaria....
. These fish inhabit tropical locations and are often captured or bred as
aquariumAn aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
fish.
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Pomacentrus is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of
marineAn ocean is a large body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 75% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
fishA fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...
in the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
PomacentridaePomacentridae is a family of perciform fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. They are exclusively marine , and noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality. Many are brightly coloured, so they are popular in aquaria....
. These fish inhabit tropical locations and are often captured or bred as
aquariumAn aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
fish.
SpeciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
of Pomacentrus
- Pomacentrus adelus Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss, 1883
- Pomacentrus albicaudatus Baschieri-Salvadori, 1955
- Pomacentrus albimaculus Allen, 1975
- Pomacentrus albolineatus Montalban, 1928
- Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann and Seale, 1907
- Pomacentrus alleni
Pomacentrus alleni 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....
Burgess, 1981, Neon Damsel Fish.
- Pomacentrus amboinensis
Pomacentrus amboinensis is a Damselfish from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9cm in length....
Bleeker, 1868
- Pomacentrus aquilus Allen and Randall, 1980
- Pomacentrus arabicus Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus armillatus Allen, 1993
- Pomacentrus atriaxillaris Allen, 2002
- Pomacentrus aurifrons Allen, 2004
- Pomacentrus auriventris
Pomacentrus auriventris is a Damselfish from the Western Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 5.5cm in length....
Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus australis Allen and Robertson, 1974
- Pomacentrus azuremaculatus Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus baenschi Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis is a Damselfish from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9cm in length....
Bleeker, 1853
- Pomacentrus bintanensis Allen, 1999
- Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830, Charcoal Damsel.
- Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler, 1918
- Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus Allen, 2002
- Pomacentrus caeruleus
Pomacentrus caeruleus is a Damselfish from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10cm in length....
Quoy and Gaimard, 1825
- Pomacentrus callainus Randall, 2002
- Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
- Pomacentrus coelestis
Pomacentrus coelestis is a Damselfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9cm in length....
Jordan and Starks, 1901
- Pomacentrus colini Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus cuneatus Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus emarginatus Cuvier, 1829
- Pomacentrus fuscidorsalis (Allen and Randall, 1974)
- Pomacentrus geminospilus Allen, 1993
- Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, 1918
- Pomacentrus imitator (Whitley, 1964)
- Pomacentrus indicus Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus javanicus Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus komodoensis Allen, 1999
- Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler and Bean, 1928
- Pomacentrus leptus Allen and Randall, 1980
- Pomacentrus limosus Allen, 1992
- Pomacentrus littoralis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
- Pomacentrus melanochir Bleeker, 1877
- Pomacentrus milleri Taylor, 1964
- Pomacentrus modestus Castelnau, 1875
- Pomacentrus moluccensis
Pomacentrus moluccensis is a Damselfish from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm in length....
Bleeker, 1853
- Pomacentrus nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1917
- Pomacentrus nigromanus Weber, 1913
- Pomacentrus nigromarginatus
Pomacentrus nigromarginatus is a Damselfish from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8cm in length....
, Allen, 1973, Blackmargined Damsel.
- Pomacentrus niomatus Jordan and Seale, 1906
- Pomacentrus opisthostigma Fowler, 1918
- Pomacentrus ovoides Cartier, 1874
- Pomacentrus pavo
Pomacentrus pavo is a Damselfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8.5cm in length....
(Bloch, 1787), Sapphire Damsel or Peacock Damsel.
- Pomacentrus philippinus Evermann and Seale, 1907
- Pomacentrus pikei Bliss, 1883
- Pomacentrus pingi Wang, 1941
- Pomacentrus polyspinus Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus profundus De Vis, 1885
- Pomacentrus proteus Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus reidi Fowler and Bean, 1928
- Pomacentrus rodriguesensis Allen and Wright, 2003
- Pomacentrus saksonoi Allen, 1995
- Pomacentrus similis Allen, 1991
- Pomacentrus simsiang
Pomacentrus simsiang is a Damselfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7 cm in length....
Bleeker, 1856
- Pomacentrus smithi
Pomacentrus smithi is a Damselfish from the Western Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7cm in length....
Fowler and Bean, 1928
- Pomacentrus spilotoceps Randall, 2002
- Pomacentrus stigma Fowler and Bean, 1928
- Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger, 1871
- Pomacentrus taeniometopon Bleeker, 1852
- Pomacentrus trichourus Günther in Playfair and Günther, 1867
- Pomacentrus trichrourus Günther in Playfair and Günther, 1867
- Pomacentrus trilineatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
- Pomacentrus tripunctatus
The three-spot damsel is a small solitary damselfish. Found in reef habitats ranging from the Indian Ocean to Melanesia....
Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
- Pomacentrus vaiuli
Pomacentrus vaiuli is a Damselfish from the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10 cm in length....
Jordan and Seale, 1906
- Pomacentrus venustulus Rochebrune, 1885
- Pomacentrus wardi Whitley, 1927
- Pomacentrus xanthosternus Allen, 1991