Species Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen, Erdmann & Kurniasih, 2015

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• Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen, G.R., Erdmann M.V. & Kurniasih, E.M. 2015. Chrysiptera caesifrons, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 15: 16-32 [20, Figs 1–2 & 7a].

  Type data:

   Holotype MZB 22260, Ayau Kecil Island, Ayau Atoll, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 1.5–2.0 m [00° 21.342’S, 130° 58.648’E].
  Paratype(s) MZB 22259 6 specimens, collected with holotype; MZB 22258 4 specimens, Equator Islands, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 2 m [00° 00.102’S, 130° 10.648’E]; WAM P.33346-001 6 specimens, collected with MZB 22258; WAM P.34295-001 6 specimens, collected with holotype.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909) [misidentification]. —
  Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [341]
  Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [265]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Entire length of the Great Barrier Reef, QLD to Byron Bay, NSW (28°39'S); tropical south-west Pacific (New Guinea to New Caledonia)

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

1-6 m

 

General References

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [595] (as Chrysiptera species)

Drew, J.A., Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2010. Congruence between mitochondrial genes and color morphs in a coral reef fish: population variability in the Indo-Pacific damselfish Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909). Coral Reefs 29(2): 439-444

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [265] (as Chrysiptera rex)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R., Erdmann M.V. & Kurniasih, E.M. 2015. Chrysiptera caesifrons, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 15: 16-32 [20] (Greyback Damsel)

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2013. Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes 1-3, Apple App Store Vers. 1.0, 36 Views, August 2013. [updated periodically] (accessed May 2017) (Duskyback Damselfish)

Bray, D.J. 2017. Fishes of Australia. Hosted by Museums Victoria on behalf of the OzFishNet community. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/content/166 (Grey Damsel)

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [241] (as Chrysiptera rex) (Pink Damsel)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	LABROIDEI	21-Jul-2015	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)