Pomacentrus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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: Pomacentrus
Species (74): P. adelus – P. agassizii – P. albicaudatus – P. albimaculus – P. alexanderae – P. alleni – P. amboinensis – P. aquilus – P. arabicus – P. armillatus – P. atriaxillaris – P. aurifrons – P. auriventris – P. australis – P. azuremaculatus – P. baenschi – P. bankanensis – P. bintanensis – P. bipunctatus – P. brachialis – P. burroughi – P. caeruleopunctatus – P. caeruleus – P. callainus – P. cheraphilus – P. chrysurus – P. coelestis – P. colini – P. cuneatus – P. emarginatus – P. fakfakensis – P. fuscidorsalis – P. geminospilus – P. grammorhynchus – P. imitator – P. indicus – P. javanicus – P. komodoensis – P. lepidogenys – P. leptus – P. limosus – P. littoralis – P. maafu – P. melanochir – P. micronesicus – P. microspilus – P. milleri – P. moluccensis – P. nagasakiensis – P. nigromanus – P. nigromarginatus – P. opisthostigma – P. pavo – P. philippinus – P. pikei – P. polyspinus – P. proteus – P. reidi – P. rodriguesensis – P. saksonoi – P. similis – P. simsiang – P. smithi – P. spilotoceps – P. stigma – P. sulfureus – P. taeniometopon – P. trichourus – P. trilineatus – P. tripunctatus – P. vaiuli – P. vatosoa – P. wardi – P. xanthosternus – P. yoshii
Name

Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802:505

Type species: Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787. Type by subsequent designation.

Pomacentrus punctatus

References

Allen, G.R.; Erdmann, M.V.; Hiloman, V.V. 2011: A new species of damselfish (Pomacentrus: Pomacentridae) from Brunei and the Philippines. Aqua, 17(1): 35–42.
Lacepède, B.G.E. 1802: Historie naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16.
Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross and C.J. Allen 2006: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Fishes.

Vernacular names
English: Damselfishes

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 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 adelus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Obscure damsel)
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