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 Percomorpha. They are primarily marine, while a few species inhabit freshwater and brackish environments. They are noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality. Many are brightly colored, so they are popular in aquaria.
Pomacentrus is a genus of marine damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. These fish inhabit tropical locations and are often captured or bred as aquarium fish.
Pomacentrus tripunctatus is a small solitary damselfish. It is found in reef habitats ranging from the Indian Ocean to Melanesia.
Pomacentrus coelestis, the neon damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific. It can grow to a maximum size of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) in length. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Pomacentrus moluccensis, the lemon damselfish, is a species of bony fish in the family Pomacentridae, from the Western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm (4 in) in length.
Pomacentrus alleni, the Andaman damsel, is a Damselfish from the Eastern Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6 cm in length. The specific name honours the ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen of the Western Australia Museum in Perth.
Pomacentrus vaiuli, the ocellate damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae from the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10 cm (3.9 in) in length.
Pomacentrus smithi, Smith's damselfish, is a species of damselfish from the family Pomacentridae which is found in the Western Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7 cm in length. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Hugh McCormick Smith (1865-1941).
Pomacentrus auriventris, commonly known as the goldbelly damselfish, is a species of damselfish found in the western-central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 5.5 cm in length.
Pomacentrus caeruleus, the cerulean damselfish, is a species of damselfish from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 10 cm (3.9 in) in length.
Pomacentrus bankanensis, commonly known as the speckled damsel, is a species of damselfish found in the western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm in length.
Stegastes fuscus, the dusky damselfish, is a species of bony fish in the family Pomacentridae found near the seabed in shallow waters on the western fringes of the Atlantic Ocean.
The fusilier damselfish is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It found in the Indo-Pacific. They are found in the aquarium hobby. Adults can grow up to a maximum length of up to 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in). It is the only species in the monotypic genus, Lepidozygus which sits in its own subfamily, the Lepidozyginae.
Pomacentrus chrysurus, the whitetail damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific. It can grow up to 9 centimetres (3.5 in). They are found at a depth range from 0 to 3 metres.
Pomacentrus aurifrons, the yellowhead damselfish, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and clownfishes. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Pomacentrus philippinus, the Philippine damsel, is a damselfish species described by Barton Warren Evermann and Alvin Seale in 1907. Pomacentrus philippinus is part of the genus Pomacentrus and the family Pomacentridae.
Pomacentrus littoralis, the Smoky damselfish is a damselfish species described by Georges Cuvier in 1830. Pomacentrus littoralis is part of the genus Pomacentrus and the family Pomacentridae.
Pomacentrus grammorhynchus, the Bluespot damselfish, is a damselfish species described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1918. Pomacentrus grammorhynchus is part of the genus Pomacentrus and the family Pomacentridae.
Pomacentrus novaeguineae is a species of damselfish similar to Philippine damselfish (Pomacentrus philippinus) and Pomacentrus xanthocercus. It was described from coral reefs in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Its native range is from West Papua, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea to the Solomon Islands.
Pomacentrus umbratilus is a species of damselfish native to the Surin Islands, on the coast of Thailand, in Andaman Sea. Previously the species was confused with Philippine damselfish .
