Pomacentrus moluccensis

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: Pomacentrus
Species: Pomacentrus moluccensis

Name

Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853

Syntypes: BMNH 1862.2.28.36 (1), NMV 45909-10 (2), RMNH 6471 (up to 3 of 19).

Type locality: Ambon and Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia.

Synonyms

* Pomacentrus popei Evermann & Seale, 1907
* Pomacentrus sufflavus Whitley, 1927

References

* Bleeker, P. 1853: Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië, 4: 91-130.
* Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
* FishBase link : species Pomacentrus moluccensis (Mirror site)

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Lemon Damsel

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Pomacentrus moluccensis is a Damselfish from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm in length.

References

* Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Pomacentrus moluccensis" in FishBase. December 2008 version.