Coquito sergeant

The Coquito sergeant (Nexilosus latifrons), also knowns as the Coquito damsel, is a species of ray-finned fish, it is the only species in the monotypic genus Nexilosus which is classified in the family, Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes. It is found on rocky coasts in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Peru and northern Chile, as well as the Galapagos Islands.[4]

Coquito sergeant

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Nexilosus
Heller & Snodgrass, 1903[2]
Species:
N. latifrons
Binomial name
Nexilosus latifrons
(Tschudi, 1846)[3]
Synonyms[4]
  • Pomacentrus latifrons Tschudi, 1846
  • Nexilosus albemarleus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

References
  1. Allen, G.; Robertson, R.; Rivera, R.; et al. (2010). "Nexilosus latifrons". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183789A8177399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183789A8177399.en.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Nexilosus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Pomacentrus latifrons". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Nexilosus latifrons" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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