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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Neopomacentrus: Greek, neos = new + Greek,poma = cover, operculum + Greek,kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Sudan, Socotra, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
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Fricke, R. and G.R. Allen, 2021. Neopomacentrus flavicauda: a replacement name for Neopomacentrus xanthurus Allen & Randall, 1981 (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), a secondary junior homonym of Dascyllus xanthurus Bleeker, 1853. Zootaxa 4999:298-300. (Ref. 130547)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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