Pomacentridae

Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, being made up of the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now seen as being incertae sedis in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Percomorpha.
They are mostly marine, while a few species inhabit freshwater and brackish environments (e.g., Neopomacentrus aquadulcis, N. taeniurus, Pomacentrus taeniometopon, Stegastes otophorus). They are noted for their hardy constitutions (body functions) and territoriality (where they live).  Many are brightly colored, so they are popular in aquaria.

Around 385 species are classified in this family, in about 31 genera. Of these, members of two genera, Amphiprion and  Premnas, are commonly called clownfish or anemonefish, while members of other genera (e.g., Pomacentrus) are commonly called damselfish.  The members of this family are classified in four subfamilies: Amphiprioninae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, and Pomacentrinae.

 Genera 

 Subfamily Chrominae Allen, 1975
 Acanthochromis Gill, 1863:
 Altrichthys Allen, 1999
 Azurina D.S. Jordan & McGregor, 1898
 Chromis Cuvier, 1814
 Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829
 Subfamily Lepidozyginae Allen, 1975
 Lepidozygus Günther, 1862
 Subfamily Pomacentrinae Bonaparte, 1831
 Abudefduf Fabricius, 1775
 Amblyglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877
 Amblypomacentrus Bleeker, 1877
 Amphiprion Bloch & Schneider, 1801
 Cheiloprion M.C.W. Weber, 1913
 Chrysiptera Swainson, 1839
 Dischistodus Gill, 1863
 Hemiglyphidodon Bleeker, 1877
 Hypsypops Gill, 1861
 Mecaenichthys Whitley , 1929
 Microspathodon Günther, 1862
 Neoglyphidodon Allen, 1991
 Neopomacentrus Allen, 1975
 Nexilosus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
 Parma Günther, 1862
 Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1824
 Pomacentrus Lacépède, 1802
 Pomachromis Allen & Randall, 1974
 Premnas Cuvier, 1816
 Pristotis Rüppell, 1838
 Similiparma Hemsley, 1986
 Stegastes Jenyns, 1840
 Teixeirichthys J. L. B. Smith, 1953
 †Palaeopomacentrus Bellwood & Sorbini, 1996 

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 References 
Category:Pomacentridae
Category:Fish of the Indian Ocean
Category:Fish of the Pacific Ocean