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Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Chrysiptera: Greek, chrysos = golden + Greek, pteron = fin, wing (Ref. 45335); papuensis: Named for Papua New Guinea, area of occurrence..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 25 m (Ref. 106687). Tropical
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106687)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XIII,10-11 (uncommon 10); A II,12-13 (rare 13); pectoral-fin rays 14-15 (usually 15); gill rakers on first branchial arch 9-10 + 19-21 = 29-31; tubed lateral-line scales 13-16 (usually 14); preorbital+suborbital scales 0-10 (mean 4.4). Colouration: when alive, small juveniles are light blue on head and anterodorsal body, bright yellow on remainder of body and adjacent fins; adults are greyish brown on head, nape, and anterodorsal body, bright yellow with numerous small turquoise to whitish spots on posteroventral body (Ref. 106687).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and N.K.D. Cahyani, 2015. Review of the Chrysiptera oxycephala complex of damselfishes (Pomacentridae) with descriptions of three new species from the East Indian Archipelago. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 17:56-84. (Ref. 106687)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).