Pomacentrinae
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Most species are territorial and defend feeding areas from competitors.[1] Fish in this subfamily have roundish to somewhat elongated body shapes and lack spiny rays on the caudal peduncle.[1]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassActinopterygii
- DivisionTeleostei
- OrderBlenniiformes
- FamilyPomacentridae
Named by Bonaparte, 1831
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Pomacentrinae (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Type species
- Pomacentrus pavo
Facts from the source article.
Biology and range
The subfamily is classified under the order Ovalentaria incertae sedis and class Teleostei.[2] Its environment is marine.[2] These fish consume algae and seem to manage their feeding areas to boost algal growth.[3] In numerous species, the male guards and fans the eggs, which are laid on the bottom.[3]
Neopomacentrus taeniurus*, known as the freshwater demoiselle, can be found in estuaries and the lowest parts of rivers.[3] According to the 5th edition of Fishes of the World, Pomacentrinae is probably paraphyletic.[4]
What the specialist sources record
The World Register of Marine Species records Pomacentrinae as an accepted subfamily within Pomacentridae.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Pomacentrinae" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Fishes of the World", Wiley, 2016, p. 752 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- World Register of Marine Species, Pomacentrinae (AphiaID 714653). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
- Wikipedia, "Pomacentrinae" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Pomacentrinae", Microcosm Aquarium Explorer; "Fishes of the World", Wiley, 2016, p. 752 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pomacentrinae" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Fishes of the World", Wiley, 2016, p. 752; James Cooper W, "Exploring the radiation of a diverse reef fish family: phylogenetics of the damselfishes (Pomacentridae), with new classifications based on molecular analyses of all genera", Molecular Phylogenetics and (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Pomacentrinae (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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