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Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific

Citation

Pyle, Richard L., John L. Earle & Brian D. Greene. 2008. Data from: Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 38 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=westpac_chromis released on June 25, 2015. https://doi.org/10.15468/fj3ybi accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-30.

Description

Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes3: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) are described from specimens collected from deep (>60 m) coral-reef habitat in the western Pacific by divers using mixed-gas closed-circuit rebreather gear. Two of the five new species (C. abyssus and C. circumaurea) are each described from specimens taken at a single locality within the Caroline Islands (Palau and Yap, respectively); one (C. degruyi) is described from specimens collected or observed throughout the Caroline Islands, and two (C. brevirostris and C. earina) are described from specimens collected from several localities throughout the Caroline Islands, Fiji, and Vanuatu. All five species can easily be distinguished from other known Chromis, and from each other, on the basis of colour and morphology. These new species represent the first five scientific names prospectively registered in the official ICZN ZooBank registry.

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae)
  1. Chromis earina
    rank: species
  2. Chromis brevirostris
    rank: species
  3. Chromis abyssus
    rank: species
  4. Chromis degruyi
    rank: species
  5. Chromis circumaurea
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Tropical western Pacific Ocean

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Pyle, Richard L., John L. Earle & Brian D. Greene. 2008. Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific. Zootaxa, 1671:3-31 -

Contacts

Richard Pyle
originator
position: Author
Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu
96817-2704
Hawaii
US
Kevin Mackay
metadata author
position: Marine Database Manager
NIWA
Private Gab 14-901
Kilbirnie
6241
Wellington
NZ
homepage: http://www.niwa.co.nz
John Earle
author
position: Author
Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu
96817-2704
Hawaii
US
Brian Greene
author
position: Author
Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu
96817-2704
Hawaii
US
Richard Pyle
administrative point of contact
position: Author
Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu
96817-2704
Hawaii
US
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