Systematics of Damselfishes
Author
Tang, Kevin L.
Author
Stiassny, Melanie L. J.
Author
Mayden, Richard L.
Author
DeSalle, Robert
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Ichthyology & Herpetology
2021
2021-05-05
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/i2020105
journal article
53279
10.1643/i2020105
cf572f6b-8843-4383-85ce-ac9ea8515e87
2766-1520
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Pomachromis
.
β
The reef-damsels of the genus
Pomachromis
are a morphologically distinct group of four species distributed across the Indo-West Pacific. They are slender and elongate (body depth 2.7β3.0 in SL), and usually occur over outer reef slopes in midwater aggregations feeding on zooplankton (Allen and
Emery, 1973
; Allen and Randall, 1974; Allen, 1975a; Allen and Larson, 1975). Given their overall similarity, the genus has been stable since its inception (Allen and Randall, 1974). Allen and Larson (1975), in describing the most recent addition to the genus, stated that all four are closely related. Our phylogeny agrees (
Fig. 1
), displaying strong bootstrap support (100%) for the monophyly of
Pomachromis
.