page_title: Pomacentrus
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Pomacentrus / Species
caption_attribution_description: English: Pomacentrus sulfureus, Egypt.
context_page_description: Pomacentrus is a genus of marine damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. These fish inhabit tropical locations and are often captured or bred as aquarium fish.
context_section_description: There are currently 73 recognized species in this genus:
  Pomacentrus adelus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Obscure damsel)
  Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss, 1883 (Creole damsel)
  Pomacentrus albicaudatus Baschieri-Salvadori, 1955 (Whitefin damsel)
  Pomacentrus albimaculus G. R. Allen, 1975 (Whitespot damsel)
  Pomacentrus alexanderae Evermann & Seale, 1907 (Alexander's damsel)
  Pomacentrus alleni W.E. Burgess, 1981 (Andaman damsel)
  Pomacentrus amboinensis Bleeker, 1868 (Ambon damsel)
  Pomacentrus aquilus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1980 (Dark damsel)
  Pomacentrus arabicus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Arabian damsel)
  Pomacentrus armillatus G. R. Allen, 1993 (Bracelet damselfish)
  Pomacentrus atriaxillaris G. R. Allen, 2002
  Pomacentrus aurifrons G. R. Allen, 2004 (Yellowhead damselfish)
  Pomacentrus auriventris G. R. Allen, 1991 (Goldbelly damsel)
  Pomacentrus australis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1974 (Australian damsel)
  Pomacentrus azuremaculatus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Bluespotted damsel)
  Pomacentrus baenschi G. R. Allen, 1991 (Baensch's damsel)
  Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker, 1854 (Speckled damselfish)
  Pomacentrus bintanensis G. R. Allen, 1999 (Bintan damselfish)
  Pomacentrus bipunctatus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2004
  Pomacentrus brachialis G. Cuvier, 1830 (Charcoal damsel)
  Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler, 1918 (Burrough's damsel)
  Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus G. R. Allen, 2002
  Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (Caerulean damsel)
  Pomacentrus callainus J. E. Randall, 2002
  Pomacentrus cheraphilus G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Hilomen, 2011
  Pomacentrus chrysurus G. Cuvier, 1830 (Whitetail damsel)
  Pomacentrus coelestis D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1901 (Neon damselfish)
  Pomacentrus colini G. R. Allen, 1991 (Colin's damsel)
  Pomacentrus cuneatus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Wedgespot damsel)
  Pomacentrus emarginatus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Outer-reef damsel)
  Pomacentrus fakfakensis G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2009 (Fakfak damselfish)
  Pomacentrus geminospilus G. R. Allen, 1993 (Sabah damsel)
  Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, 1918 (Bluespot damsel)
  Pomacentrus imitator Whitley, 1964 (Imitator damsel)
  Pomacentrus indicus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Indian damsel)
  Pomacentrus javanicus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Java damsel)
  Pomacentrus komodoensis G. R. Allen, 1999 (Komodo damselfish)
  Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Scaly damsel)
  Pomacentrus leptus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1980 (Slender damsel)
  Pomacentrus limosus G. R. Allen, 1992 (Muddy damsel)
  Pomacentrus littoralis G. Cuvier, 1830 (Smoky damsel)
  Pomacentrus maafu G. R. Allen & Drew, 2012
  Pomacentrus melanochir Bleeker, 1877 (Indonesian damsel)
  Pomacentrus micronesicus S. Y. Liu, H. C. Ho & C. F. Dai, 2014 (Micronesian damselfish) 
  Pomacentrus microspilus G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2005
  Pomacentrus milleri L. R. Taylor, 1964 (Miller's damselfish)
  Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker, 1853 (Lemon damsel)
  Pomacentrus nagasakiensis S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (Nagasaki damsel)
  Pomacentrus nigromanus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Goldback damsel)
  Pomacentrus nigromarginatus G. R. Allen, 1973 (Blackmargined damsel)
  Pomacentrus opisthostigma Fowler, 1918 (Brown damsel)
  Pomacentrus pavo Bloch, 1787 (Sapphire damsel)
  Pomacentrus philippinus Evermann & Seale, 1907 (Philippine damsel)
  Pomacentrus pikei Bliss, 1883 (Blacklip damsel)
  Pomacentrus polyspinus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Thai damsel)
  Pomacentrus proteus G. R. Allen, 1991 (Colombo damsel)
  Pomacentrus reidi Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Reid's damsel)
  Pomacentrus rodriguesensis  G. R. Allen & J. E. Wright, 2003
  Pomacentrus saksonoi G. R. Allen, 1995 (Anton's damsel)
  Pomacentrus similis G. R. Allen, 1991 (Similar damsel)
  Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856 (Blueback damsel)
  Pomacentrus smithi Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Smith's damsel)
  Pomacentrus spilotoceps J. E. Randall, 2002
  Pomacentrus stigma Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Blackspot damsel)
  Pomacentrus sulfureus Klunzinger, 1871 (Sulphur damsel)
  Pomacentrus taeniometopon Bleeker, 1852 (Brackish damsel)
  Pomacentrus trichrourus Günther, 1867 (Paletail damsel)
  Pomacentrus trilineatus G. Cuvier, 1830 (Threeline damsel)
  Pomacentrus tripunctatus G. Cuvier, 1830 (Threespo
caption: Pomacentrus sulfureus
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