Cape damsel
Appearance
Cape damsel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pomacentridae |
Genus: | Similiparma |
Species: | S. hermani
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Binomial name | |
Similiparma hermani Steindachner 1887
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The Cape damsel (Similiparma hermani) is a species of ray-finned fish in the damselfish and clownfish family, Pomacentridae,[1] It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it is endemic to Cape Verde occurring among rocky inshore areas.
The specific name honours a Lieutenant Herman who collected the type specimen on his way to a posting in the Congo.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Similiparma hermani" in FishBase. October 2022 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries Ovalentaria (Incertae sedis): Family Pomacentridae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 October 2018.