Lyretail damselfish

Lyretail damselfish
Neopomacentrus taeniurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Neopomacentrus
Allen, 1975
Type species
Glyphisodon anabatoides
Bleeker, 1847

The lyretail damselfishes are fishes in the genus Neopomacentrus in the family Pomacentridae. They are all marine coastal fishes but N. taeniurus and N. aquadulcis are known to occur in brackish waters, and even in pure fresh water.[1][2]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neopomacentrus taeniurus". FishBase. April 2018 version.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neopomacentrus aquadulcis". FishBase. April 2018 version.