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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Ovalentaria
Family:
Pomacentridae
Subfamily:
Pomacentrinae
Genus:
Pomacentrus
Species:
pavo
Common:
Sapphire damsel
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Eastern Central
Pacific, Northwest
Pacific, Southwest
Pacific, Western Central
Frédérich, B., Olivier, D., Litsios, G., Alfaro, M. E., Parmentier, E. 2014. Trait Decoupling Promotes Evolutionary Diversification of the Trophic and Acoustic System of Damselfishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1789).
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