Pomacentrus tripunctatus

Pomacentrus tripunctatus (three-spot damsel) is a small solitary damselfish. It is found in reef habitats ranging from the Indian Ocean to Melanesia.[1]

Three-spot damsel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Pomacentrus
Species:
P. tripunctatus
Binomial name
Pomacentrus tripunctatus
(Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Pomacentrus vanicolensis Cuvier, 1830
  • Pristotis fuscus Bleeker, 1849
  • Pomacentrus katunko Bleeker, 1852
  • Pomacentrus montrouzieri Thiollière, 1857
  • Pomacentrus catunco Peters, 1868
  • Pomacentrus bilineatus Castelnau, 1873
  • Pomacentrus punctatolineatus Cartier, 1874
  • Pomacentrus obscurus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
  • Pomacentrus elongatus Seale, 1910
  • Pomacentrus macleayi Whitley, 1928

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Pomacentrus tripunctatus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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