Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Neopomacentrus

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Neopomacentrus aktites Allen, Moore & Allen, 2017

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Neopomacentrus aktites
[Western Australian demoiselle]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Neopomacentrus anabatoides (Bleeker, 1847)

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Neopomacentrus anabatoides
[Silver demoiselle]

Photo by Jenkins, A.P.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Neopomacentrus aquadulcis Jenkins & Allen, 2002

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Neopomacentrus aquadulcis
[Sweetwater demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Neopomacentrus azysron
[Yellowtail demoiselle]

Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Neopomacentrus bankieri (Richardson, 1846)

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Neopomacentrus bankieri
[Chinese demoiselle]

Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Neopomacentrus cyanomos
[Regal demoiselle]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Neopomacentrus fallax (Peters, 1855)

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Neopomacentrus fallax
[Violet damsel]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Neopomacentrus filamentosus (Macleay, 1882)

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Neopomacentrus filamentosus
[Brown demoiselle]
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Neopomacentrus flavicauda
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Neopomacentrus fuliginosus (Smith, 1960)

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Neopomacentrus fuliginosus
[African demoiselle]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Neopomacentrus metallicus (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

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Neopomacentrus metallicus
[Metallic demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Neopomacentrus miryae Dor & Allen, 1977

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Neopomacentrus miryae
[Miry's demoiselle]

Photo by Hazes, B.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Neopomacentrus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857)

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Neopomacentrus nemurus
[Coral demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Neopomacentrus sindensis (Day, 1873)

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Neopomacentrus sindensis
[Arabian demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Neopomacentrus sororius Randall & Allen, 2005

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Neopomacentrus sororius
[Twin demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Neopomacentrus taeniurus (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Neopomacentrus taeniurus
[Freshwater demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Neopomacentrus violascens (Bleeker, 1848)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Neopomacentrus violascens
[Violet demoiselle]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall, 1981

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Neopomacentrus xanthurus
[Red Sea demoiselle]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Neopomacentrus aktites Western Australian demoiselle Eastern Indian Ocean 5.4 SL 2017
Neopomacentrus anabatoides Silver demoiselle Western Central Pacific 10.5 TL 1847
Neopomacentrus aquadulcis Sweetwater demoiselle Western Central Pacific 6.5 TL 2002
Neopomacentrus azysron Yellowtail demoiselle Indo-West Pacific 7.5 TL 1877
Neopomacentrus bankieri Chinese demoiselle Western Pacific 8 TL 1846
Neopomacentrus cyanomos Regal demoiselle Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1856
Neopomacentrus fallax Violet damsel Western Indian Ocean 10 TL 1855
Neopomacentrus filamentosus Brown demoiselle Western Central Pacific 11 TL 1882
Neopomacentrus flavicauda Western Indian Ocean 2021
Neopomacentrus fuliginosus African demoiselle Western Indian Ocean 11 TL 1960
Neopomacentrus metallicus Metallic demoiselle Western Central Pacific 6 SL 1906
Neopomacentrus miryae Miry's demoiselle Western Indian Ocean 12.5 TL 1977
Neopomacentrus nemurus Coral demoiselle Western Central Pacific 8 TL 1857
Neopomacentrus sindensis Arabian demoiselle Western Indian Ocean 10 TL 1873
Neopomacentrus sororius Twin demoiselle Indian Ocean 6.4 SL 2005
Neopomacentrus taeniurus Freshwater demoiselle Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1856
Neopomacentrus violascens Violet demoiselle Western Central Pacific 7.5 TL 1848
Neopomacentrus xanthurus Red Sea demoiselle Western Indian Ocean 6 TL 1981



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