Neopomacentrus
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Neopomacentrus is a genus of damselfish (Pomacentridae) thatoccursin the tropical Indo- Pacific . The scientific name of the genus is made up of the Greek “néos”, νέος (“new”, “fresh”, “young”) and the name of the damselfishgenus Pomacentrus and was given because of the similarity between the two genera.
features
Neopomacentrus species are relatively elongated and become 6 to 11 cm long, with the body length reaching 2.2 to 2.8 times the body height. The soft-rayed, rear sections of the dorsal and anal fin, as well as the two lobes of the indented to crescent-shaped caudal fin are pointed. The edge of the preoperculum is smooth or slightly indented. The jaws are covered with two rows of teeth. The outer row of teeth have flattened or notched tips. Most Neopomacentrus species live in coral reefs , Neopomacentrus aquadulcis and Neopomacentrus taeniurus also live in brackish and fresh water.
species
Today (2014) 16 species belong to the genus Neopomacentrus .
- Neopomacentrus anabatoides (Bleeker, 1847)
- Neopomacentrus aquadulcis Jenkins & Allen, 2002
- Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877)
- Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846)
- Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856)
- Neopomacentrus fallax (Peters, 1855)
- Neopomacentrus filamentosus (Macleay, 1882)
- Neopomacentrus fuliginosus (Smith, 1960)
- Neopomacentrus metallicus (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
- Neopomacentrus miryae Dor & Allen, 1977
- Neopomacentrus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857)
- Neopomacentrus sindensis (Day, 1873)
- Neopomacentrus sororius Randall & Allen, 2005
- Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker, 1856)
- Neopomacentrus violascens (Bleeker, 1848)
- Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall, 1980
literature
- Aaron P. Jenkins, Gerald R. Allen :Neopomacentrus aquadulcis , a new species of Damselfish (Pomacentridae) from Eastern Papua New Guinea . In: Records of the Western Australian Museum. 20, 2002, pp. 379-382.
Web links
- Neopomacentrus on Fishbase.org (English)