Species Chromis opercularis Günther, 1867
Doublebar Chromis
- Heliastes opercularis Playfair, R. L. & Günther, A. 1867. The fishes of Zanzibar, with a list of the fishes of the whole east coast of Africa. London pp. i-xix + 1-153, pls 1-21. [Reprinted in 1971, with a new introduction by G. S. Myers and a new forward by A. E. Gunther; Newton K. Gregg, publisher, Kentfield, California] [84].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1865.3.18.34 (possible holotype, only one specimen mentioned in original description and size of this one matches), Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean; BMNH 1865.3.18.34 (In spirits); BMNH 1867.3.9.316 (Right half skin).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas and Cocos Islands, records from Western Australia probably based on Chromis xanthura; tropical, Indian Ocean
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 [197]
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S .J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [214]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef.
General References
Allen, G. R. 1986. Family 219: Pomacentridae. pp. 670-682 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [675]
Allen, G. R. 2001. Family Pomacentridae. pp. in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3343]
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [13]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABROIDEI | 29-May-2012 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |