Neopomacentrus sororius

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 sororius

Name

Neopomacentrus sororius Randall & Allen, 2005

Holotype: BPBM 18080. [Paratypes: BPBM 17113 (1), 27715 (1), 28050 (1), 37801 (1); BMNH 2005.5.59 [sic] (1); USNM 301414 (11), 301447 (6), 301443 (31), 363814 (2), 363820 (151), 382249 (1); WAM P.26504-005 (1), P.26507-013 (1), P.26509-003 (2), P.26551-002 (1), P.26515-002 (1)].

Type locality: Lively Rocks, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, depth 8 meters.

References

• Randall, J.E. and G.R. Allen 2005: Neopomacentrus sororius, a new species of damselfish from the Indian Ocean, with descriptinof a neotype for its sister species, N. azyron (Bleeker). Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 10(2): 73–80 + cover photo.
• Allen, G.R. 1991: Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 pp.
• Neopomacentrus sororius in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Demoiselle