Dischistodus prosopotaenia

Dischistodus prosopotaenia

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: Dischistodus prosopotaenia

Name

Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852)

Holotype: RMNH 6466 (144 mm TL out of 13 specimens). [Bleeker specimens: NMV 46111 (1)].

Type locality: Singapore.

Synonyms

• Dischistodus cartieri Bleeker, 1877
• Pomacentrus interorbitalis Günther, 1862
• Pomacentrus prosopotaenia Bleeker, 1852

References

• Bleeker, P. 1852: Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Singapore. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië, 3: 51–86.
• Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
• Dischistodus prosopotaenia in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Honey-head Damsel