CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Pomacentridae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 372151 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen, Erdmann & Kurniasih, 2015
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 372 Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a damselfish]
Organism Type:	a damselfish
Synonyms:	Chrysiptera rex [Randall et al 1997: 265 (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) and possibly other Australian references prior to 2015] Chrysiptera species [Allen & Erdmann, 2012: 595]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes:	37 372908 Chrysiptera spp.

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-09-20.
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Expected species depth range is from 1 to 6 m.

Taxon Notes:	In Australia, known from the entire Great Barrier Reef, Qld southwards to at least the Solitary Islands (c. 30.01) in depths of 1-6m (Allen et al 2015 & iNaturalist records).

Record source and Scientific Name verified against:	Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V., Kurniasih, E., 2015. Chrysiptera caesifrons, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean, Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, Vol. 15: 16-32.

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