Neopomacentrus miryae

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: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Neopomacentrus
Species: Neopomacentrus miryae

Name

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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

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  • 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

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English: Miry's Demoiselle
עברית: שוניתית מירי