Cape damsel
| Cape damsel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Subfamily: | Pomacentrinae |
| Genus: | Similiparma Hensley, 1986 |
| Species: | S. hermani
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| Binomial name | |
| Similiparma hermani Steindachner 1887
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| Synonyms | |
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Glyphidodon hermani Steindachner, 1887 | |
The Cape damsel is a species of ray-finned fish from the monotypic genus Similiparma part of the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and clownfishes. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it is endemic to Cape Verde occurring among rocky inshore areas.[1] The specific name honours a Lieutenant Herman who collected the type specimen on his way to a paosting in the Congo.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Similiparma hermani". FishBase. June 2018 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.
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