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Cape damsel

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Cape damsel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Similiparma
Species:
S. hermani
Binomial name
Similiparma hermani
Synonyms
  • Glyphidodon hermani Steindachner, 1887

The Cape damsel (Similiparma hermani) is a species of ray-finned fish in the damselfish and clownfish family, Pomacentridae,[1] It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it is endemic to Cape Verde occurring among rocky inshore areas.

The specific name honours a Lieutenant Herman who collected the type specimen on his way to a posting in the Congo.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Similiparma hermani". FishBase. October 2022 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries Ovalentaria (Incertae sedis): Family Pomacentridae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.