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Family Order: Perciformes 🍽️ 66 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish ⚠️ 2 Venomous 🐠 269 Aquarium

Pomacentridae

Species
405
Genera
25
Max Length
31 cm
Max Weight
-
Avg Trophic
2.82
Threatened
4

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Seychelles
27 spp.
Kenya
25 spp.
Mauritius
24 spp.
Mozambique
23 spp.
Mexico
21 spp.
Tanzania
15 spp.
China
9 spp.
Comoros
8 spp.
Brazil
7 spp.
United States
6 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

herbivore
100%
4
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
302 m

🌿 Genera in Family Pomacentridae

Genus
Abudefduf
20 species
20 species in this genus.
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Genus
Amphiprion
31 species
31 species in this genus.
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Genus
Stegastes
30 species
30 species in this genus.
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Genus
Pomacentrus
86 species
86 species in this genus.
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Genus
Amblypomacentrus
6 species
6 species in this genus.
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Genus
Amblyglyphidodon
11 species
11 species in this genus.
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Genus
Chromis
82 species
82 species in this genus.
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Genus
Dascyllus
11 species
11 species in this genus.
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Genus
Microspathodon
4 species
4 species in this genus.
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Genus
Dischistodus
7 species
7 species in this genus.
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Genus
Plectroglyphidodon
19 species
19 species in this genus.
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Genus
Hypsypops
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Chrysiptera
37 species
37 species in this genus.
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Genus
Lepidozygus
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Neoglyphidodon
9 species
9 species in this genus.
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Genus
Teixeirichthys
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Neopomacentrus
20 species
20 species in this genus.
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Genus
Acanthochromis
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Altrichthys
3 species
3 species in this genus.
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Genus
Azurina
10 species
10 species in this genus.
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Genus
Pristotis
2 species
2 species in this genus.
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Genus
Cheiloprion
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Parma
10 species
10 species in this genus.
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Genus
Nexilosus
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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Genus
Hemiglyphidodon
1 species
1 species in this genus.
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🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
404
🔄 Diadromous
1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
Least Concern 259
Near Threatened 4
Vulnerable 10
Endangered 4
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 7