Neopomacentrus miryae

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: Neopomacentrus
Species: Neopomacentrus miryae

Name

Neopomacentrus miryae Dor & Allen, 1977

Holotype: BPBM 20322. [Paratypes: BMNH 1976.5.4.1-2 (2); BPBM 14327 (1), 14666 (1), 18208 (2); HUJ 4825 (3); MNHN 1976-0008 (1); SMF 19678 (3); TAU 3225 (11); USNM 215463 (2), 216432 (31); WAM P.25523-002 (1)].

Type locality: Dahab, Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, depth 10 meters.

• Etymology: Named in honor of Israeli poet Miri Dor, late wife of taxon author Menachem Dor.

References

• Dor, M. and G.R. Allen 1977: Neopomacentrus miryae, a new species of pomacentrid fish from the Red Sea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 90(1): 183–188.
• Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
• Neopomacentrus miryae in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Miry's Demoiselle
עברית: שוניתית מירי