{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = PomacentPavoAndyALewis.jpg | image_caption = ''Pomacentrus pavo'' | taxon = Pomacentrus | authority = Lacépède, 1802 | type_species = ''Pomacentrus pavo'' | type_species_authority = Bloch, 1787 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 76, see text. | synonyms = *''Lepidopomacentrus'' <small>Allen, 1975</small> *''Omopomacentrus'' <small>Fowler, 1944</small> *''Parapomacentrus'' <small>Bleeker, 1877</small> *''Pseudopomacentrus'' <small>Bleeker, 1877</small> }}

'''''Pomacentrus''''' is a genus of marine damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. These fish inhabit tropical locations and are often captured or bred as aquarium fish. ==Species== [[Image:Pomacentrus amboinensis.jpg|thumb|right|''Pomacentrus amboinensis'']] [[Image:Pomacentrus auriventris1.jpg|thumb|right|''Pomacentrus auriventris'']] [[Image:Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus Réunion.jpg|thumb|right|''Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus'']] [[Image:OjiroSD.jpg|thumb|right|''Pomacentrus chrysurus'']] [[Image:Pomacentrus moluccensis 1.jpg|thumb|right|''Pomacentrus moluccensis'']] thumb|right|''Pomacentrus nagasakiensis'' thumb|right|''Pomacentrus sulfureus'' These are the current recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Habib|first1=Kazi Ahsan|last2=Islam|first2=Md Jayedul|last3=Nahar|first3=Najmun|last4=Neogi|first4=Amit Kumer|date=2020-10-13|title=Pomacentrus bangladeshius, a new species of damselfish (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) from Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh|url=http://publication.plazi.org/id/FC3DFFF3CE18D07DFFCFFF97F236FFAD|journal=Zootaxa|volume=4860|issue=3|pages=413–424|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4860.3.6|pmid=33055890 |issn=1175-5334|url-access=}}</ref><ref name=":0">Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Nur I. Hidayat. 2018. ''Pomacentrus bellipictus'', A New Microendemic Species of Damselfish (Pisces: Pomacentridae) from the Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia. '''''Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation.''''' 30, 1-10. ''oceansciencefoundation.org/josf30a.html''</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Frable|first1=Benjamin W.|last2=Tea|first2=Yi-Kai|date=2019|title=A New Species of Damselfish (Teleostei: Pomacentridae: Pomacentrus) from Nosy Faho, Madagascar|url=https://bioone.org/journals/copeia/volume-107/issue-2/CI-19-221/A-New-Species-of-Damselfish-Teleostei--Pomacentridae--Pomacentrus/10.1643/CI-19-221.full|journal=Copeia|volume=107|issue=2|pages=323–331|doi=10.1643/CI-19-221|issn=0045-8511|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

{{Div col|content=*''Pomacentrus adelus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Obscure damsel) *''Pomacentrus agassizii'' <small>Bliss, 1883</small> (Creole damsel) *''Pomacentrus albicaudatus'' <small>Baschieri-Salvadori, 1955</small> (Whitefin damsel) *''Pomacentrus albimaculus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1975</small> (Whitespot damsel) *''Pomacentrus alexanderae'' <small>Evermann & Seale, 1907</small> (Alexander's damsel) *''Pomacentrus alleni'' <small>W.E. Burgess, 1981</small> (Andaman damsel) *''Pomacentrus amboinensis'' <small>Bleeker, 1868</small> (Ambon damsel)

* ''Pomacentrus andamanensis'' <small>Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann & Enex Y. Ningsih, 2020</small><ref>Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Ningsih, E.Y. (2020) Pomacentrus andamanensis, a new species of damselfish (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) from the Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 36, 38-48.; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4340748</ref>

*''Pomacentrus aquilus'' <small>G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1980</small> (Dark damsel) *''Pomacentrus arabicus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Arabian damsel) *''Pomacentrus armillatus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1993</small> (Bracelet damselfish) *''Pomacentrus atriaxillaris'' <small>G. R. Allen, 2002</small> *''Pomacentrus aurifrons'' <small>G. R. Allen, 2004</small> (Yellowhead damselfish) *''Pomacentrus auriventris'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Goldbelly damsel) *''Pomacentrus australis'' <small>G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1974</small> (Australian damsel) *''Pomacentrus azuremaculatus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Bluespotted damsel) *''Pomacentrus baenschi'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Baensch's damsel) *''Pomacentrus bangladeshius'' {{Small|Habib, Islam, Nahar & Neogi, 2020}} *''Pomacentrus bankanensis'' <small>Bleeker, 1854</small> (Speckled damselfish) *''Pomacentrus bellipictus'' {{Small|Allen, Erdmann & Hidayat, 2018}} <ref name=":0" /> *''Pomacentrus bintanensis'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1999</small> (Bintan damselfish) *''Pomacentrus bipunctatus'' <small>G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2004</small> *''Pomacentrus brachialis'' <small>G. Cuvier, 1830</small> (Charcoal damsel) *''Pomacentrus burroughi'' <small>Fowler, 1918</small> (Burrough's damsel) *''Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 2002</small> *''Pomacentrus caeruleus'' <small>Quoy & Gaimard, 1825</small> (Caerulean damsel) *''Pomacentrus callainus'' <small>J. E. Randall, 2002</small> *''Pomacentrus cheraphilus'' <small>G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Hilomen, 2011</small> *''Pomacentrus chrysurus'' <small>G. Cuvier, 1830</small> (Whitetail damsel) *''Pomacentrus coelestis'' <small>D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1901</small> (Neon damselfish) *''Pomacentrus colini'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Colin's damsel) *''Pomacentrus cuneatus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Wedgespot damsel) *''Pomacentrus emarginatus'' <small>G. Cuvier, 1829</small> (Outer-reef damsel) *''Pomacentrus fakfakensis'' <small>G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2009</small> (Fakfak damselfish) *''Pomacentrus geminospilus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1993</small> (Sabah damsel) *''Pomacentrus grammorhynchus'' <small>Fowler, 1918</small> (Bluespot damsel) *''Pomacentrus imitator'' <small>Whitley, 1964</small> (Imitator damsel) *''Pomacentrus indicus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Indian damsel) *''Pomacentrus javanicus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Java damsel) *''Pomacentrus komodoensis'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1999</small> (Komodo damselfish) *''Pomacentrus lepidogenys'' <small>Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928</small> (Scaly damsel) *''Pomacentrus leptus'' <small>G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1980</small> (Slender damsel) *''Pomacentrus limosus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1992</small> (Muddy damsel) *''Pomacentrus littoralis'' <small>G. Cuvier, 1830</small> (Smoky damsel) *''Pomacentrus maafu'' <small>G. R. Allen & Drew, 2012</small> *''Pomacentrus melanochir'' <small>Bleeker, 1877</small> (Indonesian damsel) *''Pomacentrus micronesicus'' <small>S. Y. Liu, H. C. Ho & C. F. Dai, 2014</small> (Micronesian damselfish) <ref name=Liu2014>Liu, S.-Y.V., Ho, H.-C.H. & Dai, C.-F. (2014): A new species of ''Pomacentrus'' (Actinopterygii: Pomacentridae) from Micronesia, with comments on its phylogenetic relationships. ''Zoological Studies, 52 (6): 1-8.''</ref> *''Pomacentrus microspilus'' <small>G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2005</small> *''Pomacentrus milleri'' <small>L. R. Taylor, 1964</small> (Miller's damselfish) *''Pomacentrus moluccensis'' <small>Bleeker, 1853</small> (Lemon damsel) *''Pomacentrus nagasakiensis'' <small>S. Tanaka (I), 1917</small> (Nagasaki damsel) *''Pomacentrus nigromanus'' <small>M. C. W. Weber, 1913</small> (Goldback damsel) *''Pomacentrus nigromarginatus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1973</small> (Blackmargined damsel) *''Pomacentrus novaeguineae'' <small>Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Ni Putu Dian Pertiwi, 2022</small><ref name="3New"/> (Honeytail damsel) *''Pomacentrus opisthostigma'' <small>Fowler, 1918</small> (Brown damsel) *''Pomacentrus pavo'' <small>Bloch, 1787</small> (Sapphire damsel) *''Pomacentrus philippinus'' <small>Evermann & Seale, 1907</small> (Philippine damsel) *''Pomacentrus pikei'' <small>Bliss, 1883</small> (Blacklip damsel) *''Pomacentrus polyspinus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Thai damsel) *''Pomacentrus proteus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Colombo damsel) *''Pomacentrus reidi'' <small>Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928</small> (Reid's damsel) *''Pomacentrus rodriguesensis'' <small>G. R. Allen & J. E. Wright, 2003</small> *''Pomacentrus saksonoi'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1995</small> (Anton's damsel) *''Pomacentrus similis'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Similar damsel) *''Pomacentrus simsiang'' <small>Bleeker, 1856</small> (Blueback damsel) *''Pomacentrus smithi'' <small>Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928</small> (Smith's damsel) *''Pomacentrus spilotoceps'' <small>J. E. Randall, 2002</small> *''Pomacentrus stigma'' <small>Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928</small> (Blackspot damsel) *''Pomacentrus sulfureus'' <small>Klunzinger, 1871</small> (Sulphur damsel) *''Pomacentrus taeniometopon'' <small>Bleeker, 1852</small> (Brackish damsel) *''Pomacentrus trichrourus'' <small>Günther, 1867</small> (Paletail damsel) *''Pomacentrus trilineatus'' <small>G. Cuvier, 1830</small> (Threeline damsel) *''Pomacentrus tripunctatus'' <small>G. Cuvier, 1830</small> (Threespot damsel) *''Pomacentrus umbratilus'' <small>Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Ni Putu Dian Pertiwi, 2022</small><ref name="3New">{{Cite journal|last1=Allen |last2=Erdmann |last3= Pertiwi |first1=Gerald R. |first2=Mark V. |first3=Ni Putu Dian |title=Description of three new species of damselfish belonging to the ''Pomacentrus philippinus'' group (Pomacentridae) from Melanesia and the eastern and central Indian Ocean|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359449279 |access-date=November 13, 2023 |date=February 2022 |journal=Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=1–26}}</ref> (Shade damsel) *''Pomacentrus vaiuli'' <small>D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906</small> (Ocellate damselfish) *''Pomacentrus vatosoa'' <small>Frable & Tea, 2019</small> *''Pomacentrus wardi'' <small>Whitley, 1927</small> (Ward's damsel) *''Pomacentrus xanthocercus'' <small>Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Ni Putu Dian Pertiwi, 2022</small><ref name="3New"/> (Atoll damsel) *''Pomacentrus xanthosternus'' <small>G. R. Allen, 1991</small> (Yellowbreasted damsel) *''Pomacentrus yoshii'' <small>G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2004</small>}}

==See also== *Damselfish

==References== {{Reflist}}

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