brighteye damselfish
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
- Name authority
- (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
- Common name
- brighteye damselfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Plectroglyphidodon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusPlectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball, 1924
- speciesPlectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plectroglyphidodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| singlebar devilPlectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker, 1859) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mauritian damselPlectroglyphidodon randalli Allen, 1991 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectroglyphidodon flaviventris Allen & Randall, 1974 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectroglyphidodon aureus (Fowler, 1927) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectroglyphidodon fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectroglyphidodon emeryi (Allen & Randall, 1974) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectroglyphidodon marginatus (Jenkins, 1901) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Johnston Island damselPlectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball, 1924 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Phoenix devilPlectroglyphidodon phoenixensis (Schultz, 1943) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectroglyphidodon sagmarius Randall & Earle, 1999 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Glyphisodon imparipennis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 | synonym |
| Chromis elaphrus Jenkins, 1903 Jenkins, 1903 | synonym |
| Chrysiptera prughi Fowler, 1946 Fowler, 1946 | synonym |
| Abudefduf iwasakii Okada & Ikeda, 1939 Okada & Ikeda, 1939 | synonym |
| Oliglyphisodon caeruleomaculatus Fowler, 1946 Fowler, 1946 | synonym |
| Abudefduf imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212856 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4K5B2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.