Cape damsel
Species of fish
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The Cape damsel (Similiparma hermani) is a species of ray-finned fish in the damselfish and clownfish family, Pomacentridae,[1] It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean where it is endemic to Cape Verde occurring among rocky inshore areas.
| Cape damsel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Similiparma |
| Species: | S. hermani |
| Binomial name | |
| Similiparma hermani Steindachner 1887 | |
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The specific name honours a Lieutenant Herman who collected the type specimen on his way to a posting in the Congo.[2]
