family Pomacentridae

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family Pomacentridae - damselfishes

fish family - any of various families of fish

order Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna

damselfish, demoiselle - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs

genus Pomacentrus, Pomacentrus - type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes

Amphiprion, genus Amphiprion - damsel fishes

Abudefduf, genus Abudefduf - damsel fishes

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Sound production in the frequency range of 500-800 Hz was also dominated by a pulsatile call, typical of the family Pomacentridae and attributed to the bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus).

A passive acoustic survey of fish sound production at Riley's Hump within Tortugas South Ecological Reserve: implications regarding spawning and habitat use

The damselfish genus Chromis is the largest of the family Pomacentridae.

A new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the Indian Ocean

Coral reef surveys were dominated by juveniles of the families Labridae (wrasse) and Scaridae (parrotfish) and adults of the family Pomacentridae (damselfish).

Distribution of fish in seagrass, mangroves and coral reefs: life-stage dependent habitat use in Honduras