Pomacentrus smithi

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Pomacentrus smithi
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
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.[1] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Hugh McCormick Smith (1865-1941).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Pomacentrus smithi" in 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.


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