Chromis fieldi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ovalentaria
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria

Familia: Pomacentridae
Subfamilia: Chrominae
Genus: Chromis
Species: Chromis fieldi

Name

Chromis fieldi Randall & DiBattista, 2013

Holotype: BPBM 20241.
Paratypes: (many)

Type locality: Mauritius, west coast off Medine (north of Flic en Flac), reef in 30 m depth. ~[1]

Etymology: This species is named in honour of Richard Field, who first suspected that the Indian Ocean population of Chromis dimidiata might represent a different species.

References

Randall, J. E. & DiBattista, J. D.; 2013: A new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the Indian Ocean. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (1): 1–16.