Microspathodon chrysurus

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: Microspathodon chrysurus

Name

Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830)

Holotype: MNHN A-8125.

Type locality: St. Thomas Island.

Synonyms

• Glyphidodon rudis Poey, 1860
• Glyphisodon chrysurus Cuvier, 1830
• Pomacentrus denegatus Poey, 1860
• Pomacentrus niveatus Poey, 1876

References

• Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes 1830: Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140.
• Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
• Microspathodon chrysurus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Yellowtail Damselfish