Pomacentrus smithi | |
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Scientific 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
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pomacentrus smithi". FishBase. December 2008 version.
- 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.
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