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Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883) 
AphiaID: 212824

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Pomacentridae (Family) > Pomacentrinae (Subfamily) > Chromis (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Chromis Cuvier, 1814
Synonymised
taxa
  Chromis chrysurus (Bliss, 1883) (misspelling)
Chromis isharae (Schmidt, 1930)
Dascyllus isharae Schmidt, 1930
Heliastes chrysurus Bliss, 1883 (misspelling)
Lepicephalochromis westalli Whitley, 1964
Siphonochromis lepidostethicus Fowler, 1946
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los BaƱos, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English stout chromis  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Mauritius [details]
Reunion [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
To ITIS
Notes  Description: Inhabits outer coral or rocky reefs; usually forms large aggregations in shallow waters e.g. in lagoons; feeding well above the bottom on zooplankton. [details]

Spelling: Spelt C. chrysurus by Smith <406>. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212824
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
1998-09-03 08:33:14Z  changed  Fondo, Esther
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212824 on 2013-05-23
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