Pomacentrus leptus

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 leptus

Name edit

Pomacentrus leptus Allen & Randall, 1980

Holotype: BPBM 19698. [Paratypes: BMNH 1977.2.1.1-5 (5); BPBM 17893 (2); HUJ 8369 (1); MNHN 1977-0453 (7), 1977-0569 (4); SMF 4946 (1), 13716 (5); USNM 213672 (25); WAM P.25786-001 (4), P.26460-010 [not P.25998-010] (1), P.26461-010 [not P.25999-010] (2)].

Type locality: Towartit Reef complex, 19 kilometers south of Port Sudan, Red Sea, 2-3 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 leptus in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 10/2023.

Vernacular names edit

English: Slender Damsel