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Cape damsel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Similiparma
Species: S. hermani
Binomial name
Similiparma hermani
Steindachner 1887
Synonyms
  • Glyphidodon hermani Steindachner, 1887

The Cape damsel (Similiparma hermani) is a species of ray-finned fish in the damselfish and clownfish family, Pomacentridae, It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it is endemic to Cape Verde occurring among rocky inshore areas.

The specific name honours a Lieutenant Herman who collected the type specimen on his way to a posting in the Congo.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Similiparma hermani". FishBase. October 2022 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. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.


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