Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Philippine Damsel
Pomacentrus philippinus
Philippine Damsel
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Pomacentrus philippinus
Size: Up to 4.5 in. (11 cm)  
Depth: 10-40 ft. (3-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Coral Sea, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family) Damselfishes
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Pomacentrus (Genus)
        └P. philippinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277164🔗
iNaturalist ID: 424314🔗

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