FB-12426 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12426 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Chromis Chromis okamurai Yamakawa & Randall, 1989 Dubbelbalk-chromis Damselfish Doublebar chromis Double-bar puller Barakkotti പാര ക്കൊറ്റി ബരക്കൊട്ടി  Gombing Gombing-puyu operkular tanda 'Atoti Bodunilamahi 盖光鳃鱼 蓋光鰓魚 Chromis xanthura (non Bleeker, 1854) Chromis xanthurus (non Bleeker, 1854) Heliastes opercularis Günther, 1867 1994-08-25 2011-07-19 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith0 The fishes of Seychelles. Rhodes University, Grahamstown. 215 p. (Ref. 1623) Allen, G.R.0 Pomacentridae. p. 670-682. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4391) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. 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Randall 1994-12-29 2010-07-13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Chope_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Chope_u0.jpg FB-pic-12427-22313 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-06-08 2000-08-18 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Chope_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Chope_u1.jpg Locality: Sodwana Bay, Natal, South Africa. FB-pic-12427-22316 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-06-08 2000-11-25 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Chope_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Chope_u3.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-12427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-08-25 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Adults inhabit outer reef slopes and deep lagoons (Ref. 9710). They form small to moderate aggregations on reef crests with moderate currents (Ref. 48636). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Motomura, H., H. Nishiyama and S.N. Chiba 2017 Review of the <i>Chromis xanthura</i> species group (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 65:177-191. (Ref. 129596) FB-DiagnosticDescr-12427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-01-18 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XIII,10-11 (mode 11); A II,10-11 (11); pectoral-fin rays 18-20 (19); upper and lower procurrent caudal-fin rays 3; pored lateral-line scales 17-18 (18); gill rakers 6-8 (7) + 19-22 (21) = 26-30 (28); the longest dorsal fin soft ray length 24.6-36.4% (mean 29.4%) of SL; first anal-fin spine length 6.5-8.4% (7.1%) of SL; caudal-fin length 43.9-59.8% (48.6%) of SL; posterior tips of caudal-fin lobes filamentous; presence of broad black bands along preopercular and opercular margins, sum width of two bands 15.3-27.9% (23.6%) of head length; in adults, the distal half of soft-rayed portion of dorsal fin is transparent; no triangular black blotches at the upper or lower caudal-fin base; caudal peduncle and fin are tinged yellow; soft-rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins are yellowish, while spinous portion of dorsal and pelvic fins dark blue in juveniles (Ref. 129596). Motomura, H., H. Nishiyama and S.N. Chiba 2017 Review of the <i>Chromis xanthura</i> species group (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 65:177-191. (Ref. 129596) FB-Morphology-12427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2024-01-18 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 10 - 11 Motomura, H., H. Nishiyama and S.N. Chiba 2017 Review of the <i>Chromis xanthura</i> species group (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 65:177-191. (Ref. 129596) FB-Distribution-12427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-08-25 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 Indian Ocean: South Africa to Kenya, Maldives to the Andaman Sea and Australia. Previous reports from the Western Pacific (Taiwan, eastern Australia and Vanuatu Island) most probably refer fo Chromis xanthura (Ref. 129596). Motomura, H., H. Nishiyama and S.N. Chiba 2017 Review of the <i>Chromis xanthura</i> species group (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), with description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 65:177-191. (Ref. 129596) FB-Uses-12427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-08-25 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration fisheries: of no interest Allen, G.R. 1986 Pomacentridae. p. 670-682. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4391) FB-LifeCycle-12427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-25 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=12427&StockCode=12756 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-Size-12427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-08-25 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 17.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-12427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-08-25 00:00:00 2024-01-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 4 - 40 m (Ref. 7247) Allen, G.R. 1991 Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)