Pomacentrus aurifrons

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: Pomacentrus
Species: Pomacentrus aurifrons

Name

Pomacentrus aurifrons Allen, 2004

Holotype: WAM P.32261-001. [Paratypes: AMS I.42620-001 (2); WAM P.27827-038 (2), P.29742-001, P.32261-002 (5)].

Type locality: Toiyama Island, Amphlett Group, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea (9°18.909'S, 150°51.100'E), depth 12 meters.

References

• Allen, G.R. 2004: Pomacentrus aurifrons, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from Melanesia. Zootaxa, 399: 1–7.
• Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
• Pomacentrus aurifrons in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Damsel