FB-67993 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67993 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beloniformes Exocoetidae Hirundichthys Hirundichthys volador (Jordan, 1884) Greyback damsel Chrysiptera rex (non Snyder, 1909) 2016-08-06 2017-04-04 Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene0 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) Kailola, P.J.0 The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192) Kulbicki, M. and J.T. Williams0 Checklist of the shorefishes of Ouvea Atoll, New Caledonia. Atoll Res. Bull. 444:26 p. (Ref. 13236) Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene0 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Second Edition. Revised and expanded edition. Crawford House Publishing Pty Ltd. Bathurst, NSW, Australia. 557 p. (Ref. 27362) Allen, G.R. and P.L. Munday0 Kimbe Bay rapid ecological assessment: the coral reefs of Kimbe Bay (West New Britain, Papua New Guinea), Volume 3: Fish diversity of Kimbe Bay. The Nature Conservancy, South Pacific program Office, Auckland, New Zealand. 107 p. (Ref. 28888) Allen, G.R.0 Reef fishes of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. In T. Werner and G. Allen (eds). A rapid biodiversity assessment of the coral reefs of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. RAP Working Papers 11, Conservation International, Washington, D.C. (Ref. 41464) Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez0 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942) Kerr, V.C.0 A rapid marine biodiversity assessment of the coral reefs of the northwest lagoon, between Koumac and Yandé, Province Nord, New Caledonia. BioOne Research Evolved:160-178. (Ref. 101627) Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and E.M. Kurniasih0 <i>Chrysiptera caesifrons</i>, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 15:16-32. (Ref. 103843) University of Western Australia0 Benthic BRUVS data 2019. Video BRUVS from Jessica Meeuwig. (Ref. 122752) FB-GeneralDescr-68002 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-15 00:00:00 2016-08-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68002 Found on rocky substrates, frequently close to shore and often in gullies just below the surge zone at depths of about 1-6 m. Generally solitary or in small, loose groups (Ref. 103843). Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and E.M. Kurniasih 2015 <i>Chrysiptera caesifrons</i>, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 15:16-32. (Ref. 103843) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68002 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-09-04 00:00:00 2023-09-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68002 This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XIII,12-14 (usually 13); A II,12-14 (usually 13); pectoral rays 16-18 (usually 17); gill rakers on first branchial arch 4-6 + 11-13 = 16-19 (usually 17-18); tubed lateral-line scales 16-18 (usually 17). Colouration: alive it is overall pale yellow to whitish with dark bluish (nearly black) to grey region encompassing snout, upper head and adjacent anterodorsal part of body and spinous dorsal fin (Ref, 103843). Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and E.M. Kurniasih 2015 <i>Chrysiptera caesifrons</i>, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 15:16-32. (Ref. 103843) FB-Morphology-68002 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-09-04 00:00:00 2023-09-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68002 Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 12 - 14 Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and E.M. Kurniasih 2015 <i>Chrysiptera caesifrons</i>, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 15:16-32. (Ref. 103843) FB-Distribution-68002 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-15 00:00:00 2023-09-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68002 Southwest Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is., Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Australia. Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and E.M. Kurniasih 2015 <i>Chrysiptera caesifrons</i>, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 15:16-32. (Ref. 103843) FB-Size-68002 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-15 00:00:00 2016-08-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68002 4.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 103843)) Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and E.M. Kurniasih 2015 <i>Chrysiptera caesifrons</i>, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 15:16-32. (Ref. 103843) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-68002 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2016-08-15 00:00:00 2016-08-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68002 pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 1 - 8 m (Ref. 103843) Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and E.M. Kurniasih 2015 <i>Chrysiptera caesifrons</i>, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 15:16-32. (Ref. 103843)