Chrysiptera Explained

Chrysiptera is a genus of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae.

Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:

• Chrysiptera albata G. R. Allen & S. Bailey, 2002
• Chrysiptera annulata (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Footballer damselfish)
• Chrysiptera arnazae G. R. Allen, Erdmann & P. H. Barber, 2010 (Arnaz's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Twin-spot damselfish)
• Chrysiptera bleekeri (Fowler & Bean, 1928) (Bleeker's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera brownriggii (E. T. Bennett, 1828) (Surge damselfish)
• Chrysiptera burtjonesi Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2017 (Burt's damselfish) ^[1]
• Chrysiptera caeruleolineata (G. R. Allen, 1973) (Blue-line damselfish)
• Chrysiptera caesifrons G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Kurniasih, 2015 (Grey-back damselfish) ^[2]
• Chrysiptera chrysocephala Manica, N. J. Pilcher & S. G. Oakley, 2002
• Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Sapphire damselfish)
• Chrysiptera cymatilis G. R. Allen, 1999 (Malenesian damselfish)
• Chrysiptera ellenae G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2015 (Ellen's damselfish) ^[3]
• Chrysiptera flavipinnis (G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1974) (Yellow-fin damselfish)
• Chrysiptera galba (G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1974) (Canary damselfish)
• Chrysiptera giti G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008 (Giti damselfish)
• Chrysiptera glauca (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Grey damselfish)
• Chrysiptera hemicyanea (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Azure damselfish)
• Chrysiptera kuiteri G. R. Allen & Rajasuriya, 1995 (Kuiter's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera leucopoma (G. Cuvier, 1830) ^[2] (Pacific surge damselfish)
• Chrysiptera maurineae G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2015 (Maurine's damselfish) ^[3]
• Chrysiptera niger (G. R. Allen, 1975) (Black damselfish)
• Chrysiptera notialis (G. R. Allen, 1975) (Southern damselfish)
• Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877) (Blue-spot damselfish)
• Chrysiptera papuensis G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2015 (Papuan damselfish) ^[3]
• Chrysiptera parasema (Fowler, 1918) (Gold-tail damselfish)
• Chrysiptera pricei G. R. Allen & Adrim, 1992 (Price's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera rapanui (D. W. Greenfield & Hensley, 1970) (Easter damselfish)
• Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909) (King damselfish)
• Chrysiptera rollandi (Whitley, 1961) (Rolland's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera sheila J. E. Randall, 1994 (Sheila's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera sinclairi G. R. Allen, 1987 (Sinclair's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera springeri (G. R. Allen & Lubbock, 1976) (Springer's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera starcki (G. R. Allen, 1973) (Starck's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera talboti (G. R. Allen, 1975) (Talbot's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera taupou (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906) (South-seas damselfish)
• Chrysiptera traceyi (L. P. Woods & L. P. Schultz, 1960) (Tracey's damselfish)
• Chrysiptera tricincta (G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1974) (Three-band damselfish)
• Chrysiptera unimaculata (G. Cuvier, 1830) (One-spot damselfish)

Notes and References

1. Allen GR, Erdmann MV, Dita Cahyani NK . amp . 2017 . A new species of damselfish (Chrysiptera:Pomacentridae) from coral reefs of the Solomon Islands . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 28 . 10–21 .
2. Allen GR, Erdmann MV, Kurniasih EM . amp . 2015 . Chrysiptera caesifrons, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 15 . 16–32 .
3. Allen GR, Erdmann MV, Dita Cahyani NK . amp . 2015 . Review of the Chrysiptera oxycephala complex of damselfishes (Pomacentridae) with descriptions of three new species from the East Indian Archipelago . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 17 . 56–84 .