fusilier damselfish
Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856)
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
The fusilier damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma) is a species of damselfish in the Pomacentridae family. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific. They are fond to aquarists. Adults can grow up to a maximum length of up to 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in). It is the only species in the monotypic genus, Lepidozygus which sits in its own subfamily, the Lepidozyginae.
Wikipedia contributors, Fusilier damselfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:40:57.671951+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1856)
- Common name
- fusilier damselfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Lepidozygus
- 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
- genusLepidozygus Günther, 1862
- speciesLepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pomacentrus tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1856 Bleeker, 1856 | synonym |
| Lepidozygous tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856) (Bleeker, 1856) | synonym |
| Lepidozygus tapienosoma (Bleeker, 1856) (Bleeker, 1856) | synonym |
| Lepidozygus anthioides Smith, 1956 Smith, 1956 | synonym |
| Chromanthias exilis Whitley, 1935 Whitley, 1935 | 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=212793 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:6PBPG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.