Dischistodus

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: Dischistodus
Species: D. chrysopoecilus - D. darwiniensis - D. fasciatus - D. melanotus - D. perspicillatus - D. prosopotaenia - D. pseudochrysopoecilus

Name

Dischistodus Gill, 1863:214

Type species: Pomacentrus fasciatus Cuvier, 1830. Type by original designation (also monotypic).

References

* Gill, T.N. 1863: Synopsis of the pomacentroids of the western coast of North and Central America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 15: 213-221.
* Allen, G.R., N.J. Cross and C.J. Allen 2006: Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. Fishes.

Vernacular names
English: Damsels