Pomacentrus pavo

Pomacentrus pavo, sapphire damsel, peacock damsel or blue damsel, is a damselfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8.5 cm (3.3 in) in length.

Pomacentrus pavo
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Pomacentrus
Species:	P. pavo
Binomial name
Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787)
Synonyms
List Chaetodon pavo Bloch, 1787 Holocentrus diacanthus Lacepède, 1802 Pomacentrus polynema Bleeker, 1853 Pomacentrus pavoninus Bleeker, 1853 Pomacentrus furcatus Thiollière, 1857 Pomacentrus notatus De Vis, 1884 Pomacentrus suvarovensis Stead, 1907 Pomacentrus caudovittatus Schmidt, 1931 Pomacentrus hainanensis Wang, 1941

in Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pomacentrus pavo". FishBase. December 2008 version.

External links

• Peacock Damsel @ Fishes of Australia