Systematics of Damselfishes Author Tang, Kevin L. Author Stiassny, Melanie L. J. Author Mayden, Richard L. Author DeSalle, Robert text Ichthyology & Herpetology 2021 2021-05-05 109 1 258 318 http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/i2020105 journal article 53279 10.1643/i2020105 cf572f6b-8843-4383-85ce-ac9ea8515e87 2766-1520 7846738 Hypsypops . —The Garibaldi ( Hypsypops rubicundus ), the only species in this genus, is a large damselfish (. 300 mm TL) that occurs in the temperate eastern Pacific ( Limbaugh, 1964 ; Miller and Lea, 1972 ; Allen, 1991), where it is found in shallow, rocky areas and feeds on benthic invertebrates ( Limbaugh, 1964 ; Clarke, 1970; Aguilar-Medrano et al., 2011). Its position within the Microspathodontinae , as the sister group of Similiparma , is strongly supported (100% bootstrap) and in line with previous studies (Cooper et al., 2009; Cowman and Bellwood, 2011; Litsios et al., 2012a , 2012b ; Frédérich et al., 2013 ; Rabosky et al., 2013 , 2018 ; DiBattista et al., 2016; Mirande, 2016 ; Gaboriau et al., 2018 ; Delrieu-Trottin et al., 2019). The similarity of Hypsypops to other representatives of Microspathodontinae has been noted in the literature (e.g., Heller and Snodgrass, 1903 ; Allen and Hoese, 1975; Hensley, 1986 ).