''Microspathodon'' is a genus of fish in the family
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 ...
.
Species
There are four species in the genus:
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Microspathodon bairdii''
(Gill
A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are ...
, 1862)
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Microspathodon chrysurus''
(Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)
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Microspathodon dorsalis''
(Gill, 1862)
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Microspathodon frontatus''
Emery, 1970
References
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Pomacentrinae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther