Caerulean damsel
Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pomacentrus caeruleus, the cerulean damselfish, is a species of damselfish from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 10 cm (3.9 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Pomacentrus caeruleus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:59:43.456343+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Name authority
- Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
- Common name
- Caerulean damsel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Pomacentrus
- 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
- genusPomacentrus Lacepède, 1802
- speciesPomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pomacentrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pomacentrus arabicus Allen, 1991 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus atriaxillaris Allen, 2002 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus auriventris Allen, 1991 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus bankanensis Bleeker, 1854 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus bintanensis Allen, 1999 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus bipunctatus Allen & Randall, 2004 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus burroughi Fowler, 1918 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| whitetail damselPomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, 1830 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan & Starks, 1901 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus cuneatus Allen, 1991 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus grammorhynchus Fowler, 1918 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pomacentrus imitator (Whitley, 1964) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Pomacentrus coeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 | synonym |
| Pomacentrus pulcherrimus Smith, 1960 Smith, 1960 | 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.
- Quoy, J. R. C., & Gaimard, J. P. (1824). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. De, Voyage Autour Du Monde...Exécuté Sur Les Corvettes de L. M., 192–401 [1–328 in 1824; 329–616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43–65. 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:4LQBZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.