Species Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Müller, 1839)
Whitepatch Damsel, Lagoon Damsel, Pale-spot Damsel, White-spot Damsel
- Pomacentrus chrysopoecilus Schlegel, H. & Müller, S. 1839. Overzight den iut de Sunda en Moluksche zeën bekende visschen, van de geslachten Amphiprion, Premnas, Pomacentrus, Glyphisodon, Dascyllus, en Heliases. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche Overzeesche Bezittingen. Leiden. Zoologie 2: 17-26, pls 4-6 [21, pl. 5(3)].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 0000-8249 (two holotypes with this number), Java, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
- Dischistodus chrysopoecilus (Schlegel & Müller, 1839). —
Allen, G.R. 1975. Four new damselfishes (Pomacentridae) from the southwest Pacific. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 99(2): 87-99 figs 1-5 [131] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Bonaparte Archipelago, WA (14°19'S), Ashmore and Cartier Island (12°15'S), also off Cape York, QLD (11°27'S to 14°4'S); tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
1 - 5 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp. [110]
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. [3344]
Allen, G.R., Cross, N.J. & Allen, C.J. 2006. Pomacentridae. pp. 1439-1471 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1456]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270 [266]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [37]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp. [110] (Pale-spot Damsel)
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [162] (Whitepatch Damsel)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [137] (White-spot Damsel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Whitepatch Damsel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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27-Jul-2017 | LABROIDEI | 29-Feb-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |