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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: Pristotis
Species: P. cyanostigma – P. obtusirostris
Name

Pristotis Rüppell, 1838:128

Type species: Pristotis cyanostigma Rüppell, 1838. Type by monotypy.

Pristotis obtusirostris

Pristotis obtusirostris

References

Rüppell, W.P.E.S. 1835-38: Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt-am-Main. 1-148, Pls. 1-33.
Shen, S.C. & S.K. Chan 1978: Study on the demoiselles (Pomacentridae: Pomacentrinae) from Taiwan. Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum (Taipei), 31(3/4): 203-262.

Vernacular names
English: Damselfishes

Pristotis is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae.
Species

There are two species currently recognized by FishBase:[1]

Pristotis cyanostigma (Rüppell, 1838)
Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Pristotis in FishBase. January 2006 version.

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