New Zealand black angelfish

New Zealand black angelfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Parma
Species:
P. alboscapularis
Binomial name
Parma alboscapularis
Allen & Hoese, 1975

The New Zealand black angelfish or the black scalyfin, Parma alboscapularis, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae, found around northeastern New Zealand to depths of a few metres, over shallow rocky reef areas. Its length is between 24 and 28 cm.

References

  • "Parma alboscapularis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parma alboscapularis". FishBase. January 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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