Dascyllus auripinnis

Dascyllus auripinnis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ovalentaria

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria

Familia: Pomacentridae
Subfamilia: Chrominae
Genus: Dascyllus
Species: Dascyllus auripinnis

Name

Dascyllus auripinnis Randall & Randall, 2001

Holotype: BPBM 7537. [Paratypes: AMS I.39964-001 (1); ASIZT 60474 (1); BMNH 2000.3.1.1 (1); BPBM 7703 (3), 16260 (2), 19575 (1), 19941 (2); CAS 211523 (1); LACM 54140-1 (1); MNHN 2000-0515 (1); NSMT-P 59286 (1); ROM 72216 (1); USNM 360267 (1)].

Type locality: Lagoon side of English Harbor, Tabuaeran (Fanning Island), Line Islands, Central Pacific.

References

• Randall, J.E. & H.A. Randall, 2001: Dascyllus auripinnis, a new Pomacentrid fish from atolls of the Central Pacific Ocean. Zoological Studies 40 (1): 61–67. Full article: [1].
• Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
• Carpenter, K.E. & V.H. Niem 2001: Species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae). FAO, Rome.
• Dascyllus auripinnis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Dascyllus