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Pomacentridae
Sign in to savePomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes or as indeterminate percomorphs, but are now considered basal blenniiforms. They are primarily marine, while a few species inhabit freshwater and brackish environments (e.g., Neopomacentrus aquadulcis, N. taeniurus, Pomacentrus taeniometopon, Stegastes otophorus). They are noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality. Many are brightly colored, so they are popular in aquaria.
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Pomacentridae is a family of fish within the order Perciformes and the class Teleostei. The taxon, commonly known as damselfishes, was described by Bonaparte in 1831 and holds an accepted status in biological classification. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and the kingdom Animalia.
The family inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Records indicate the presence of this family in Mexico, with data held by the institution ECOSUR. A total of 1495518 occurrences have been documented for this taxon.
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Species
damselfishes
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyPomacentridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,819
- With media
- 21
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Collections
- ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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- Taxonomy
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Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes or as indeterminate percomorphs, but are now considered basal blenniiforms. They are primarily marine, while a few species inhabit freshwater and brackish environments (e.g., Neopomacentrus aquadulcis, N. taeniurus, Pomacentrus taeniometopon, Stegastes otophorus). They are noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality. Many are brightly colored, so they are popular in aquaria.
== Taxonomy == 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.
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