Neopomacentrus sororius

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 sororius

Name

Neopomacentrus sororius Randall & Allen, 2005

Holotype: BPBM 18080. [Paratypes: BPBM 17113 (1), 27715 (1), 28050 (1), 37801 (1); BMNH 2005.5.59 [sic] (1); USNM 301414 (11), 301447 (6), 301443 (31), 363814 (2), 363820 (151), 382249 (1); WAM P.26504-005 (1), P.26507-013 (1), P.26509-003 (2), P.26551-002 (1), P.26515-002 (1)].

Type locality: Lively Rocks, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, depth 8 meters.

References

* Randall, J.E. and G.R. Allen 2005: Neopomacentrus sororius, a new species of damselfish from the Indian Ocean, with descriptinof a neotype for its sister species, N. azyron (Bleeker). Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 10(2): 73-80 + cover photo.
* Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
* FishBase link : species Neopomacentrus sororius (Mirror site)

Vernacular names
English: Demoiselle