WoRMS taxon details
Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, 1830
212971 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212971)
accepted
Species
Glyphidodon luteocaudatus Saville-Kent, 1893 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus flavicauda Whitley, 1928 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus hogoleuensis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 · unaccepted
Pomacentrus luteocaudatus (Saville-Kent, 1893) · unaccepted
Pomacentrus rhodonotatus Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Description Inhabits sandy areas of lagoons and inshore reefs around rock or coral outcrops. Feeds primarily on algae.
Description Inhabits sandy areas of lagoons and inshore reefs around rock or coral outcrops. Feeds primarily on algae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pomacentrus chrysurus Cuvier, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212971 on 2025-10-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus flavicauda Whitley, 1928) Whitley, G. P. (1928). Fishes from the Great Barrier Reef collected by Mr. Melbourne Ward. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 16 (no. 6): 294-304. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus hogoleuensis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) Jacquinot, H.; Guichenot, A. (1853). Reptiles et poissons. <em>In: Dumont d'Urville, J., Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes "L'Astrolabe" et "La Zélée.".</em> v. 3 (pt 2): 1-56, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. Tiental V-X. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 4 (2): 243-302. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus flavicauda Whitley, 1928) Whitley, G. P. (1928). Fishes from the Great Barrier Reef collected by Mr. Melbourne Ward. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> v. 16 (no. 6): 294-304. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus hogoleuensis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) Jacquinot, H.; Guichenot, A. (1853). Reptiles et poissons. <em>In: Dumont d'Urville, J., Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes "L'Astrolabe" et "La Zélée.".</em> v. 3 (pt 2): 1-56, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. Tiental V-X. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 4 (2): 243-302. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sandy areas of lagoons and inshore reefs around rock or coral outcrops. Feeds primarily on algae. [details]
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus flavicauda Whitley, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus hogoleuensis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacentrus chrysurus)
To FishBase (from synonym Glyphidodon luteocaudatus Saville-Kent, 1893)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus rhodonotatus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus hogoleuensis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus flavicauda Whitley, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus luteocaudatus (Saville-Kent, 1893))
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1853)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus chrysurus FIN032586 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus chrysurus FIN032587 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus flavicauda Whitley, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus hogoleuensis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pomacentrus chrysurus)
To FishBase (from synonym Glyphidodon luteocaudatus Saville-Kent, 1893)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus rhodonotatus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus hogoleuensis Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus flavicauda Whitley, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus luteocaudatus (Saville-Kent, 1893))
To FishBase (from synonym Pomacentrus rhodonotus Bleeker, 1853)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 32 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus chrysurus FIN032586 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pomacentrus chrysurus FIN032587 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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