''Pomacentrus'' is a

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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 ...

in the

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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 ...

. These fish inhabit tropical locations and are often captured or bred as aquarium fish.

Species

There are currently 76 recognized species in this genus:Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Nur I. Hidayat. 2018. ''Pomacentrus bellipictus'', A New Microendemic Species of Damselfish (Pisces: Pomacentridae) from the Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia. ''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation.'' 30, 1-10. ''oceansciencefoundation.org/josf30a.html''

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Pomacentrinae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède {{Pomacentridae-stub

Species

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