WoRMS taxon details
Pomacentridae
AphiaID: 125553
AphiaID: 125553
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||
| Parent | Perciformes | |||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | |||||||
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Subfamily Amphiprioninae
Genus Abudefdus accepted as Abudefduf Forskål, 1775 Genus Acanthocromis accepted as Acanthochromis Gill, 1863 Genus Actinicola accepted as Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Genus Amblygliphidodon accepted as Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877 Genus Amblyglyphisodon accepted as Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877 Genus Ambyglyphidodon accepted as Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877 Genus Ayresia accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Cbrysiptera accepted as Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839 Genus Chaetodonton accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Chrysoptera accepted as Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839 Genus Cromis accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Daya accepted as Pristotis Rüppell, 1838 Genus Euchistodus accepted as Euschistodus Gill, 1862 accepted as Abudefduf Forskål, 1775 Genus Eupomacentrus accepted as Stegastes Jenyns, 1840 Genus Euschistodus Gill, 1862 accepted as Abudefduf Forskål, 1775 Genus Furcaria accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Gliphidodon accepted as Glyphidodon Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Glyphisodon Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Abudefduf Forskål, 1775 Genus Gliphydodon accepted as Glyphidodon Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Glyphisodon Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Abudefduf Forskål, 1775 Genus Glyphididontops accepted as Glyphidodontops Bleeker, 1877 accepted as Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839 Genus Glyphidodon Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Glyphisodon Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Abudefduf Forskål, 1775 Genus Glyphidodontops Bleeker, 1877 accepted as Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839 Genus Glyphidontops accepted as Glyphidodontops Bleeker, 1877 accepted as Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839 Genus Glyphisodon Lacepède, 1802 accepted as Abudefduf Forskål, 1775 Genus Heliases Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Heliastes Lowe, 1838 accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Heliazes accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Hemiglyphidon accepted as Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker, 1879 Genus Heptadecanthus accepted as Acanthochromis Gill, 1863 Genus Indoglyphidodon accepted as Abudefduf Forskål, 1775 Genus Lepicephalochromis accepted as Lepadogaster Goüan, 1770 Genus Lepidochromis Fowler & Bean, 1928 accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Lepidozygous accepted as Lepidozygus Günther, 1862 Genus Lutianus Cuvier, 1798 accepted as Lutjanus Bloch, 1790 Genus Nexilarius accepted as Abudefduf Forskål, 1775 Genus Oliglyphisodon accepted as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924 Genus Onychognathus accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Paraglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877 accepted as Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839 Genus Paramphiprion accepted as Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Genus Parapomacentrus accepted as Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802 Genus Phalerebus Whitley, 1929 accepted as Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Genus Plectoglyphidodon accepted as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924 Genus Plectrogliphidodon accepted as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924 Genus Plectroglyphitodon accepted as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924 Genus Plectroglypidodon accepted as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924 Genus Pomacenteus accepted as Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802 Genus Pomachromus accepted as Pomachromis Allen & Randall, 1974 Genus Pomocentrus accepted as Pomacentrus Lacepède, 1802 Genus Prochilus Bleeker (ex Klein), 1864 accepted as Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Genus Prochilus Klein, 1775 accepted as Premnas Cuvier, 1817 Genus Pycnochromis accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Segastes accepted as Stegastes Jenyns, 1840 Genus Siphonochromis accepted as Chromis Cuvier, 1814 Genus Tetradrachmum Cantor, 1849 accepted as Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829 | |||||||
| Environment | marine, brackish | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Chiefly marine; rare in brackish water. All tropical seas, mainly Indo-Pacific. One nostril on each side of head; double nostrils in some species of Chromis and Dascyllus. Body usually deep and compressed. Small mouth. Incomplete and interrupted lateral line. Anal fin with usually 2 spines, very rarely 3. No palatine teeth. About 35 cm maximum length. Coloration variable with individuals and with locality for the same species. Many species are highly territorial herbivores or omnivores. Damselfishes lay elliptical demersal eggs that are guarded by the males. Included are the anemonefishes (Amphiprioninae), which live in close association with large sea anemones. Poma- = opercle, centron = spine, (refers to pointed margin of opercle); amphi- (gr.) = on both sides, prion = saw, (refers to serrate opercles) [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125553 | |||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Pomacentridae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125553 on 2013-05-18 | ||||||||
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