Dischistodus

Dischistodus

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: 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