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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Parma

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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Caiger, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Parma alboscapularis Allen & Hoese, 1975

Photo by Caiger, P.
 
Parma alboscapularis
[Black scalyfin]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Parma bicolor
[Bicolor scalyfin]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Parma kermadecensis
[Kermadec scalyfin]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Parma mccullochi
[McCulloch's scalyfin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Parma microlepis Günther, 1862

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parma microlepis
[White-ear scalyfin]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Parma occidentalis
[Western scalyfin]

Photo by Banks, I.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Parma oligolepis Whitley, 1929

Photo by Banks, I.
 
Parma oligolepis
[Big-scale parma]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Parma polylepis Günther, 1862

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Parma polylepis
[Banded parma]

Photo by Yau, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Parma unifasciata (Steindachner, 1867)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Parma unifasciata
[Girdled scalyfin]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Parma victoriae (Günther, 1863)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Parma victoriae
[Victorian scalyfin]
10 Species of Family Pomacentridae with Genus Parma
(Damselfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1975 Parma alboscapularis Black scalyfin Southwest Pacific 22 SL
1979 Parma bicolor Bicolor scalyfin Eastern Indian Ocean 14 SL
1987 Parma kermadecensis Kermadec scalyfin Southwest Pacific 22 SL
1929 Parma mccullochi McCulloch's scalyfin Eastern Indian Ocean 20 SL
1862 Parma microlepis White-ear scalyfin Southwest Pacific 14 SL
1975 Parma occidentalis Western scalyfin Eastern Indian Ocean 13 SL
1929 Parma oligolepis Big-scale parma Western Pacific 16.5 SL
1862 Parma polylepis Banded parma Western Central Pacific 21 TL
1867 Parma unifasciata Girdled scalyfin Western Pacific 18 SL
1863 Parma victoriae Victorian scalyfin Eastern Indian Ocean 20 SL



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