Microspathodon frontatus

Taxonavigation

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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 frontatus

Name

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Microspathodon frontatus Emery, 1970

Holotype: USNM 202500. [Paratypes: ANSP 111216 (5); FMNH 74356-8 (24, 5, 6); UF 223693 [ex UMML 23693] (9), ?223984 [ex UMML 23984] (2); USNM 202501 (3)].

Type locality: Island, Isla la Piramide near town of Ambo, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea.

References

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  • Emery, A.R. 1970: Microspathodon frontatus, a new species of pomacentrid fish from islands in the Gulf of Guinea, Africa. The R/V Pillsbury Deep-Sea Biological Expedition to the Gulf of Guinea, 1964-65. No. 17. Studies in Tropical Oceanography (Miami), 4 (pt 2): 294–301.
  • Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
  • Microspathodon frontatus in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

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English: Guinean Damselfish