Pomacentridae
Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, being made up of the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now seen as being incertae sedis in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Percomorpha.[2]
They are mostly marine, while a few species inhabit freshwater and brackish environments (e.g., Neopomacentrus aquadulcis, N. taeniurus, Pomacentrus taeniometopon, Stegastes otophorus).[3] They are noted for their hardy constitutions (body functions) and territoriality (where they live). Many are brightly colored, so they are popular in aquaria.
| Clownfish and damselfish | |
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| Cocoa damselfish, Stegastes variabilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| (unranked): | Ovalentaria |
| Family: | Pomacentridae Bonaparte, 1832[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pomacentrus pavo Bloch, 1787
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Around 385 species are classified in this family, in about 31 genera. Of these, members of two genera, Amphiprion and Premnas, are commonly called clownfish or anemonefish, while members of other genera (e.g., Pomacentrus) are commonly called damselfish.[4] The members of this family are classified in four subfamilies: Amphiprioninae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, and Pomacentrinae.[5]
Genera
- Subfamily Chrominae Allen, 1975
- Acanthochromis Gill, 1863:
- Altrichthys Allen, 1999
- Azurina D.S. Jordan & McGregor, 1898
- Chromis Cuvier, 1814
- Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829
- Subfamily Lepidozyginae Allen, 1975
- Lepidozygus Günther, 1862
- Subfamily Pomacentrinae Bonaparte, 1831
- Abudefduf Fabricius, 1775
- Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877
- Amblypomacentrus Bleeker, 1877
- Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Cheiloprion M.C.W. Weber, 1913
- Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839
- Dischistodus Gill, 1863
- Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877
- Hypsypops Gill, 1861
- Mecaenichthys Whitley , 1929
- Microspathodon Günther, 1862
- Neoglyphidodon Allen, 1991
- Neopomacentrus Allen, 1975
- Nexilosus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
- Parma Günther, 1862
- Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1824
- Pomacentrus Lacépède, 1802
- Pomachromis Allen & Randall, 1974
- Premnas Cuvier, 1816
- Pristotis Rüppell, 1838
- Similiparma Hemsley, 1986
- Stegastes Jenyns, 1840
- Teixeirichthys J. L. B. Smith, 1953
- †Palaeopomacentrus Bellwood & Sorbini, 1996
Gallery
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Pomacentridae Media
Amphiprion ocellaris (Clown anemonefish) in Papua New Guinea.
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References
- ↑ Richard van der Laan. Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa 3882 (2) (2014). p. 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1.
- ↑ J. S. Nelson. Fishes of the World (2016)Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ↑ Jenkins, A.P.. 'Neopomacentrus aquadulcis, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from eastern Papua New Guinea. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20 (2002). p. 379–382.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Pomacentridae" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
- ↑ Allen, G.R.. Damselfishes of the South Seas (1975). Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 978-0-87666-034-8.