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Neopomacentrus metallicus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei
Familia: Pomacentridae
Subfamilia: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Neopomacentrus
Species: Neopomacentrus metallicus

Name

Neopomacentrus metallicus (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Holotype: USNM 51742. [Paratypes: AMS I.7373 (1), BPBM 5328 [ex USNM 51742] (1), SU 8721 (9), USNM 51742 (5, with holotype)].

Type locality: Apia, Upolu Island, Western Samoa.

Synonyms

* Abudefduf metallicus Jordan & Seale, 1906


References

* Jordan, D.S. and A. Seale 1906: The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, 25 (for 1905): 173-455 + index 457-488, Pls. 33-53.
* Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
* FishBase link : species Neopomacentrus metallicus (Mirror site)


Vernacular names
English: Metallic Demoiselle

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