Microspathodon

Microspathodon chrysurus

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: Stegastinae
Genus: Microspathodon
Species: M. bairdii – M. chrysurus – M. dorsalis – M. frontatus

Name

Microspathodon Günther, 1862: 35, 57

• Type species: Glyphisodon chrysurus Cuvier, 1830
• Type by monotypy
• Gender: masculine

Synonyms

• Centrochromis Norman, 1922
• Pomataprion Gill, 1863

References

• Günther, A. 1862: Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Muesum. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 4: i-xxi + 1-534.
• Carter, J.A. and L. Kaufman 2003: Pomacentridae (Pp. 1694-1700). In: Carpenter 2003 [ref. 27082]. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. v. 3.

Vernacular names

English: Damselfishes