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    ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-finned fishes
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    PERCIFORMES Perches and allies
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    POMACENTRIDAE Damselfishes
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    Abudefduf(7) Acanthochromis(1) Amblyglyphidodon(6) Amblypomacentrus(1) Amphiprion(13) Cheiloprion(1) Chromis(34) Chrysiptera(16) Dascyllus(5) Dischistodus(6) Hemiglyphidodon(1) Lepidozygus(1) Mecaenichthys(1) Neoglyphidodon(5) Neopomacentrus(6) Parma(9) Plectroglyphidodon(11) Pomacentrus(27) Pomachromis(1) Pristotis(1) Pycnochromis(4) Stegastes(3) Teixeirichthys(1)
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Family POMACENTRIDAE


Common name: Damselfishes

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  • Lemon Damsels, Pomacentrus moluccensis, at Palfrey Island, Lizard Island Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, February 2009

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Damselfishes, POMACENTRIDAE in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 May 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/154

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