genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of fish in the
family
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Pomacentridae
Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now regarded as being ''incertae sedis'' in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Perco ...
. These
damselfish
Damselfish are those within the subfamilies Abudefdufinae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, Pomacentrinae, and Stegastenae within the family Pomacentridae. Most species within this group are relatively small, with the largest species being about 30 ...
swim singly, in pairs, or in small groups. They are often found among
coral
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and sec ...
s.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
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Amblyglyphidodon aureus
''Amblyglyphidodon aureus'' also known as the golden damselfish is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and clownfishes.G. Cuvier
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Amblyglyphidodon curacao
''Amblyglyphidodon curacao''; also known as the staghorn damselfish , the clouded damselfish or the bare-snouted sergeant major; is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and the clownfishes. It's widespread throu ...
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& Drew, 2012 (Cenderawasih damselfish) Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. ''Reef Fishes of the East Indies.'' Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. .
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Amblyglyphidodon indicus
''Amblyglyphidodon indicus'' also known as the Maldives damselfish is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and the Maldives. The fish reaches 8.3 centimeters in length. Its diet in ...
Hombron
Jacques Bernard Hombron (1798–1852) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Hombron served on the French voyage of the ''Astrolabe'' and ''Zélée'' between 1837 and 1840 to investigate the perimeter of Antarctica. He described a number of p ...
Erdmann Erdmann is a first name and surname, and may refer to:
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*Carl Erdmann (1898—1945), German historian
*Eduard Erdmann (1896—1958), Baltic German pianist and composer
*Hans Otto Erdmann (1896–1944), member of the German resistance
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