Biology:Coquito sergeant

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Short description: Species of fish

Coquito sergeant
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Nexilosus
Heller & Snodgrass, 1903[3]
Species:
N. latifrons
Binomial name
Nexilosus latifrons
(Tschudi, 1846)[2]
Synonyms[4]
  • Pomacentrus latifrons Tschudi, 1846
  • Nexilosus albemarleus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

The Coquito sergeant (Nexilosus latifrons), also knowns as the Coquito damsel, is a species of ray-finned fish, it is the only species in the monotypic genus Nexilosus which is classified in the family, Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes. It is found on rocky coasts in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Peru and northern Chile, as well as the Galapagos Islands.[4]

References

  1. Allen, G.; Robertson, R.; Rivera, R. et al. (2010). "Nexilosus latifrons". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183789A8177399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183789A8177399.en. 
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Pomacentrus latifrons". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=16814. 
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Nexilosus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5133. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Nexilosus latifrons" in FishBase. June 2018 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q735706 entry