WoRMS taxon details
Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)
279469 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279469)
accepted
Species
Abudefduf jordani Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Acanthochromis polyacathus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthochromis polycanthus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acanthocromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928 · unaccepted
Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted
Heptadecanthus brevipinnis De Vis, 1885 · unaccepted
Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted
Heptadecanthus maculosus De Vis, 1885 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Batjan. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 9 (no. 3): 491-504. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279469 on 2025-06-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Abudefduf jordani Seale, 1906) Seale, A. (1906). Fishes of the South Pacific. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 4(1): 1-89, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122973 [details]
original description (of Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1928). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae, collected by the ... steamer "Albatross," chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 100, v. 7: i-viii + 1-525, Pls. 1-49. [details]
original description (of Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Batjan. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 9 (no. 3): 491-504. [details]
original description (of Heptadecanthus brevipinnis De Vis, 1885) De Vis, C. W. (1885). New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 4): 869-887. [details]
original description (of Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Heptadecanthus maculosus De Vis, 1885) De Vis, C. W. (1885). New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 4): 869-887. [details]
original description (of Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928) Fowler, H. W.; Bean, B. A. (1928). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae, collected by the ... steamer "Albatross," chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 100, v. 7: i-viii + 1-525, Pls. 1-49. [details]
original description (of Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Batjan. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 9 (no. 3): 491-504. [details]
original description (of Heptadecanthus brevipinnis De Vis, 1885) De Vis, C. W. (1885). New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 4): 869-887. [details]
original description (of Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Heptadecanthus maculosus De Vis, 1885) De Vis, C. W. (1885). New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 5. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 4): 869-887. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Heptadecanthus brevipinnis De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Abudefduf jordani Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heptadecanthus maculosus De Vis, 1885)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spiny chromis (juvenile)) (from synonym Acanthochromis polycanthus (Bleeker, 1855))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthochromis polyacanthus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Abudefduf jordani Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Heptadecanthus brevipinnis De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthochromis polyacathus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthocromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthochromis polycanthus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Heptadecanthus maculosus De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase images (Acanthochromis polyacanthus, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (88645 nucleotides; 46396 proteins)
To GenBank (88645 nucleotides; 46396 proteins) (from synonym Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To GenBank (88645 nucleotides; 46396 proteins) (from synonym Acanthochromis polyacathus (Bleeker, 1855))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf aureogrammos P03142 illustration) (from synonym Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduj jordani P00040 illustration) (from synonym Abudefduf jordani Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthochromis polyacanthus USNM 431535 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthochromis polyacanthus USNM 431536 lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Heptadecanthus brevipinnis De Vis, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Abudefduf jordani Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Heptadecanthus maculosus De Vis, 1885)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Spiny chromis (juvenile)) (from synonym Acanthochromis polycanthus (Bleeker, 1855))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acanthochromis polyacanthus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Abudefduf jordani Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Heptadecanthus brevipinnis De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthochromis polyacathus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthocromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthochromis polycanthus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Heptadecanthus maculosus De Vis, 1885)
To FishBase (from synonym Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase images (Acanthochromis polyacanthus, Indonesia, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (88645 nucleotides; 46396 proteins)
To GenBank (88645 nucleotides; 46396 proteins) (from synonym Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To GenBank (88645 nucleotides; 46396 proteins) (from synonym Acanthochromis polyacathus (Bleeker, 1855))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduf aureogrammos P03142 illustration) (from synonym Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Abudefduj jordani P00040 illustration) (from synonym Abudefduf jordani Seale, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthochromis polyacanthus USNM 431535 lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acanthochromis polyacanthus USNM 431536 lateral view)
To ITIS
