Lyretail damselfish
| Lyretail damselfish | |
|---|---|
| Neopomacentrus violascens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Subfamily: | Pomacentrinae |
| Genus: | Neopomacentrus Allen, 1975 |
| Type species | |
| Glyphisodon anabatoides Bleeker, 1847
| |
The lyretail damselfishes are fishes in the genus Neopomacentrus in the family Pomacentridae. They are all marine coastal fishes but N. taeniurus and N. aquadulcis are known to occur in brackish waters, and even in pure fresh water.[1][2]
Species
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Neopomacentrus aktites
Allen, Moore & Allen, 2017 |
Western Australian demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus anabatoides
(Bleeker, 1847) |
Silver demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus aquadulcis
Jenkins and Allen, 2002 |
Sweetwater demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus azysron
(Bleeker, 1877) |
Yellowtail demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus bankieri
(Richardson, 1846) |
Chinese demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus cyanomos
(Bleeker, 1856) |
Regal demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus fallax
(Peters, 1855) |
Violet damsel | |
| Neopomacentrus filamentosus
(Macleay, 1882) |
Brown demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus flavicauda
Fricke & Allen, 2021 |
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| Neopomacentrus fuliginosus
(Smith, 1960) |
African demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus metallicus
(Jordan and Seale, 1906) |
Metallic demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus miryae
Dor and Allen, 1977 |
Miry's demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus nemurus
(Bleeker, 1857) |
Coral demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus simulatus
Allen & Erdmann 2024 |
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| Neopomacentrus sindensis
(Day, 1873) |
Arabian demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus sororius
Randall and Allen, 2005 |
Twin demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus taeniurus
(Bleeker, 1856) |
Freshwater demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus violascens
(Bleeker, 1848) |
Violet demoiselle | |
| Neopomacentrus xanthurus
Allen and Randall, 1980 |
Red Sea demoiselle |
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neopomacentrus taeniurus". FishBase. April 2018 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neopomacentrus aquadulcis". FishBase. April 2018 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neopomacentrus". FishBase. May 2018 version.