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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria

Familia: Pomacentridae
Subfamilia: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Amblyglyphidodon
Species: A. aureus – A. batunai – A. curacao – A. flavilatus – A. flavopurpureus – A. indicus – A. leucogaster – A. melanopterus – A. orbicularis – A. silolona – A. ternatensis
Name

Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877:92, 94

Type species: Glyphisodon aureus Cuvier, 1830. Type by original designation.
References

Bleeker, P. 1877: Mémoire sur les chromides marins ou pomacentroïdes de l'Inde archipélagique. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, (3)2 (6): 1–166.
Allen, G.R. and J.E. Randall 2002: A review of the leucogaster species complex of the Indo-Pacific pomacentrid genus Amblyglyphidodon, with descriptions of two new species. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 5(4): 139–152.

Vernacular names
English: Damselfish

Amblyglyphidodon is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. These damselfish swim singly, in pairs, or in small groups. They are often found among corals.
Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[2]

Amblyglyphidodon aureus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Golden damselfish)
Amblyglyphidodon batunai G. R. Allen, 1995 (Batuna damsel)
Amblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787) (Staghorn damselfish)
Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1980 (Yellowfin damsel)
Amblyglyphidodon flavopurpureus G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Drew, 2012 (Cenderawasih damselfish) [3]
Amblyglyphidodon indicus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002 (Maldives damselfish)
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847) (Yellowbelly damselfish)
Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002
Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
Amblyglyphidodon silolona G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Drew, 2012 (Silolona damselfish) [3]
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis (Bleeker, 1853) (Ternate damsel)

References

Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Amblyglyphidodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Amblyglyphidodon in FishBase. June 2018 version.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-9872600-0-0.

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