Pomacentrus aquilus

Pomacentrus aquilus

Taxonavigation edit

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: Pomacentrus
Species: Pomacentrus aquilus

Name edit

Pomacentrus aquilus Allen & Randall, 1980

Holotype: BPBM 20480. [Paratypes: BMNH 1976.9.20.1-7 (7); BPBM 14668 (3), 19864 (5), 20786 (3); HUJ 8373 (7); MNHN 1976-0118 (4); TAU P.3312 (8); USNM 215157-59 (52, 13, 10), 216476-77 (20, 5 or 4); WAM P.25527-010 (3); ZMA 114269 (12)].

Type locality: Marsa el Mukabeila, fringing reef, outer reef flat, Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea, depth 0.5-2 meters.

References edit

  • Allen, G.R. and J.E. Randall 1980: A review of the damselfishes (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) of the Red Sea. Israel Journal of Zoology, 29(1/3): 1–98.
  • Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
  • Pomacentrus aquilus in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 10/2023.

Vernacular names edit

English: Dark Damsel