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Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific Citation Pyle, Richard L., John L. Earle & Brian D. Greene. 2008. Data from: Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 38 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=westpac_chromis released on June 25, 2015. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/5165 Contact: Pyle, Richard ; Mackay, Kevin Description Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes3: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) are described from specimens collected from deep (>60 m) coral-reef habitat in the western Pacific by divers using mixed-gas closed-circuit rebreather gear. more Two of the five new species (C. abyssus and C. circumaurea) are each described from specimens taken at a single locality within the Caroline Islands (Palau and Yap, respectively); one (C. degruyi) is described from specimens collected or observed throughout the Caroline Islands, and two (C. brevirostris and C. earina) are described from specimens collected from several localities throughout the Caroline Islands, Fiji, and Vanuatu. All five species can easily be distinguished from other known Chromis, and from each other, on the basis of colour and morphology. These new species represent the first five scientific names prospectively registered in the official ICZN ZooBank registry. Scope Themes: Biology > Fish Keywords: Marine/Coastal, ISE, Tropical Pacific, IW, West Pacific, Pomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831 Temporal coverage 6 May 1997 - 27 April 2007 Taxonomic coverage Pomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831 [WoRMS] Contributors Related datasets Published in: NZOBIS: Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2015-10-14 Information last updated: 2015-10-15 | ||||
