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Pomacentrus smithi

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Species of fish

Pomacentrus smithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Pomacentrus
Species: P. smithi
Binomial name
Pomacentrus smithi
Fowler & Bean, 1928

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).

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pomacentrus smithi". FishBase. December 2008 version.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Pomacentrus smithi


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