Pomacentrus xanthocercus

Pomacentrus xanthocercus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Pomacentrus
Species:	P. xanthocercus
Binomial name
	Pomacentrus xanthocercus; G. R. Allen, Erdmann and Pertiwi, 2022

Last updated February 14, 2025

Pomacentrus xanthocercus is a species of damselfish formerly confused with Philippine damselfish (Pomacentrus philippinus).^[1] It was described based on specimens captured in Laamu Atoll, Maldives, in Indian Ocean. It also occurs in Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Allen, Gerald R.; Erdmann, Mark V.; Pertiwi, Ni Putu Dian (February 2022). "Description of three new species of damselfish belonging to the Pomacentrus philippinus group (Pomacentridae) from Melanesia and the eastern and central Indian Ocean". Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology. 28 (1): 1–26. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
↑ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes:". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Allen, Gerald R.; Erdmann, Mark V.; Pertiwi, Ni Putu Dian (February 2022). "Description of three new species of damselfish belonging to the Pomacentrus philippinus group (Pomacentridae) from Melanesia and the eastern and central Indian Ocean". Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology. 28 (1): 1–26. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[2] "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes:". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13.

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