Chrysiptera caesifrons

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: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Chrysiptera
Species: Chrysiptera caesifrons

Name

Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen et al., 2015

• Holotype: MZB 22260.
• Paratypes: (22).

Type locality: Ayau Kecil Island, 00° 21.342’S, 130° 58.648’E, Ayau Atoll, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 1.5–2.0 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named caesifrons (Latin: “bluish-grey forehead”, caesius for blue-grey and frons for forehead or brow) with reference to its distinguishing colour pattern.

Vernacular names

English: Greyback Damsel

References

• Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Kurniasih, E.M. 2015. Chrysiptera caesifrons, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 15: 16–32. PDF. Reference page.