Paletail Chromis (species: Chromis xanthura) in Cook Islands (Gaia Guide)
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Chromis xanthura
Paletail Chromis


©John E. Randall: Paletail Chromis (Chromis xanthura)

©John E. Randall: Paletail Chromis (Chromis xanthura)

©Anne: Chromis xanthura at Snake Pit near Lizard Island. Note that there is no white on dorsal and anal fins.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Pomacentridae
Genus Chromis
Species Chromis xanthura

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 17 cm (length according to Allen and Erdmann, 2012)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Goatley, C.H.R., A. González-Cabello and D.R. Bellwood (2016). Reef-scale partitioning of cryptobenthic fish assemblages across the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 544: 271-280. LIRS catalog number 2039.
  • Motomura, H., H. Nishiyama and S.N. Chiba (2017). Review of the Chromis xanthura species group (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), with description of a new species, Ichthyological Research, DOI 10.1007/s10228-017-0601-8. LIRS catalog number 10101.