Chromis

Life

Pisces

Actinopterygii

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Chrominae

Chromis Cuvier, 1814: Lepidochromis Fowler & Bean, 1928; (synonym)
Siphonochromis Fowler, 1946; (synonym)
Onychognathus Troschel, 1866; (preoccupied)
Serrichromis Fowler, 1943; (synonym)
Pycnochromis Fowler, 1941; (synonym)
Thrissochromis Fowler, 1941; (synonym)
Ayresia Cooper, 1863; (synonym)
Agripopa Whitley, 1928; (synonym)
Chromis Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817; (synonym)
Heliastes Lowe, 1838; (synonym)
Hoplochromis Fowler, 1918; (synonym)
Dorychromis Fowler & Bean, 1928; (synonym)
Demoisellea Whitley, 1928; (synonym)
Furcaria Poey, 1860; (preoccupied)
Heliases Cuvier, 1830; (synonym)

Chromis abyssicola Allen & Randall, 1985

Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff, 1973

Chromis agilis Smith, 1960

Chromis albomaculatus Kamohara, 1960

Chromis albomaculata Allen, 1991; (misspelling)

Chromis alleni Randall, Ida & Moyer, 1981

Chromis alpha Randall, 1988

Chromis alta Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Chromis amboinensis Allen, 1991

Heliases amboinensis Bleeker, 1873; (valid as)
Gliphidodon bimaculatus Macleay, 1883; (synonym)
Chromis fragoris Whitley, 1964; (synonym)

Chromis analis Ida, 1984

Heliases analis Cuvier, 1830; (valid as)
Heliases macrochir Bleeker, 1853; (synonym)
Dorychromis analis Fowler & Bean, 1928; (valid as)

Chromis atrilobata Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Chromis atrilobata Gill, 1862; (valid as)
Furcaria atrilobata Gill, 1862; (valid as)

Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951

Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis axillaris Bruner & Arnam, 1979

Heliases axillaris Bennett, 1831; (valid as)

Chromis bami Randall & McCosker, 1992

Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951

Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951; (replacement)

Chromis caudalis Randall, 1988

Chromis cautus

Onychognathus cautus Troschel, 1866; (valid as)
Heliastes marginatus Gìnther, 1869; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Agripopa cauta Whitley, 1928; (valid as)
Chromis cautus Lloris & Rucabado, 1990; (valid as)

Chromis chromis Cuvier, 1814

Heliases chromis; (valid as)
Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758; (valid as)
Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814; (synonym)
Chromis chromis Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817
Chromis mediteranea Cloquet, 1817; (synonym)
Chaetodon niger Nardo, 1824; (synonym)
Labrus favrectus Nardo (ex Chiereghini), 1847; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Chromis chromis Monod, 1973

Chromis chrysurus Ida, 1984

Heliastes chrysurus Bliss, 1883; (valid as)
Dascyllus isharae Schmidt, 1931; (synonym)
Siphonochromis lepidostethicus Fowler, 1946; (synonym)
Lepicephalochromis westalli Whitley, 1964; (synonym)
Heliastes chrysura Allen, 1991; (misspelling)

Chromis cinerascens Allen, 1991

Heliases cinerascens Cuvier, 1830; (valid as)
Glyphisodon angulatus Bleeker, 1845; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Glyphisodon angulatus Bleeker, 1845; (unavailable, no features)
Chromis insulindicus Bleeker, 1877; (synonym)
Glyphisodon javanicus van Hasselt, 1877; (synonym)

Chromis crusma Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Heliases crusma Valenciennes, 1833; (valid as)
Chromis cupreus Fowler & Bean, 1923; (synonym)
Lepicephalochromis cupreus Fowler, 1943; (synonym)

Chromis cyanea Smith-Vaniz & Emery, 1980

Furcaria cyanea Poey, 1860; (valid as)
Furcaria cyaneus Robins & Ray, 1986; (misspelling)

Chromis dasygenys Allen, 1986

Abudefduf dasygenys Fowler, 1935; (valid as)

Chromis delta Randall, 1988

Chromis dentatus

Chromis dentatus Guichenot, 1910; (unavailable, no features)

Chromis dimidiata Dor, 1984

Heliastes dimidiatus Klunzinger, 1871; (valid as)

?Chromis dispilus Griffin, 1923

Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis enchrysurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Chromis enchrysura Smith-Vaniz & Emery, 1980; (misspelling)

Chromis flavaxilla Randall, 1994

Chromis flavicauda Smith-Vaniz & Emery, 1980

Heliastes flavicauda Gìnther, 1880; (valid as)
Chromis bermudae Nichols, 1920; (synonym)

Chromis flavipectoralis Randall, 1988

Chromis flavomaculatus Kamohara, 1960

Chromis kennensis Whitley, 1964; (synonym)
Chromis flavomaculata Allen, 1991; (misspelling)

Chromis fumea Ida, 1984

Pomacentrus fumeus Tanaka, 1917; (valid as)
Chromis caudofasciata Shen & Chen, 1978; (synonym)
Chromis fumeus Ida, 1984; (misspelling)
Pomacentrus fumea Allen, 1991; (misspelling)

Chromis hanui Randall & Swerdloff, 1973

Chromis hypsilepis Allen, 1991

Heliastes hypsilepis Gìnther, 1867; (valid as)
Chromis klunzingeri Whitley, 1929; (synonym)

Chromis insolatus

Heliases insolatus Cuvier, 1830; (valid as)
Chromis insolata Smith-Vaniz & Emery, 1980; (valid as)
Chromis insolatus Matsuura, 1983; (valid as)

Chromis intercrusma Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917

Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906

Chromis jubauna Moura, 1995

Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877

Dascyllus pomacentroides Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911; (synonym)
Dascyllus caudofasciatus Montalban, 1928; (synonym)
Lepidochromis lepidolepis Fowler & Bean, 1928; (valid as)
Serrichromis pomacentroides Fowler, 1943; (synonym)
Lepidochromis brunneus Smith, 1960; (synonym)

Chromis leucurus Gilbert, 1905

Chromis leucura Allen, 1991; (misspelling)

Chromis limbata

Heliases limbatus Valenciennes, 1833; (valid as)
Heliases marginatus Valenciennes, 1843; (synonym)
Heliazes marginatus Valenciennes, 1843; (synonym)
Chromis limbata Edwards, 1986; (valid as)

Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Chromis lineata Allen, 1991

Chromis lineatus Fowler & Bean, 1928; (valid as)

Chromis lineatus

Chromis lineatus Cadenat, 1950; (1 HOMONYM)

Chromis lubbocki Edwards, 1986

Chromis margaritifer Ida, 1984

Chromis dimidiatus margaritifer Fowler, 1946; (valid as)

Chromis meridiana Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Chromis mirationis Tanaka, 1917

Chromis fraenatus Araga & Yoshino, 1975; (synonym)
Chromis megalopsis Allen, 1976; (synonym)

Chromis multilineata Smith-Vaniz & Emery, 1980

Heliases multilineatus Guichenot, 1853; (valid as)
Heliases marginata Castelnau, 1855; (synonym)
Heliases marginatus Castelnau, 1855; (misspelling)
Furcaria puncta Poey, 1860; (synonym)
Demoisellea puncta Whitley, 1928; (synonym)
Heliases multilineatus Robins & Ray, 1986; (misspelling)

Chromis nigroanalis Randall, 1988

Chromis nigrura Dor, 1984

Chromis nigrurus Smith, 1960; (valid as)

Chromis nitida Allen, 1991

Tetradrachmum nitidum Whitley, 1928; (valid as)

Chromis notatus Ida, 1984

Heliases notatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843; (valid as)
Chromis villadolidi Jordan & Tanaka, 1927; (synonym)
Chromis miyakeensis Moyer & Ida, 1976; (synonym)
Chromis notatus miyakeensis Ida, 1984; (synonym)
Heliases notata Allen, 1991; (misspelling)

Chromis okamurai Yamakawa & Randall, 1989

Chromis opercularis Allen, 1991

Heliastes opercularis Gìnther, 1867; (valid as)

Chromis ovatiformis Fowler, 1946

Chromis ovatiformes Allen, 1991; (misspelling)

Chromis pamae Randall & McCosker, 1992

Chromis pelloura Randall & Allen, 1982

Chromis pemba Allen, 1991

Chromis pembae Smith, 1960; (valid as)

Chromis punctipinnis Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Ayresia punctipinnis Cooper, 1863; (valid as)

Chromis randalli Greenfield & Hensley, 1970

Chromis retrofasciata Weber, 1913

Chromis retrofasciatus Weber, 1913; (misspelling)

Chromis sanctaehelenae Edwards, 1987

Chromis scotochiloptera Fowler, 1918

Chromis scotochilopterus Fowler, 1918; (misspelling)

Chromis scotti Emery, 1968

Chromis struhsakeri Randall & Swerdloff, 1973

Chromis ternatensis Dor, 1984

Heliases caeruleus Cuvier, 1830; (synonym)
Heliases ternatensis Bleeker, 1856; (valid as)
Chromis philippinus Fowler, 1918; (synonym)
Chromis caeruleus Dor, 1984; (synonym)
Heliases caerulea Allen, 1986; (synonym)

?Chromis triacantha Bowdich, 1825

Chromis trialpha Allen & Randall, 1980

Chromis vanderbilti Ida, 1984

Pycnochromis vanderbilti Fowler, 1941; (valid as)

Chromis verater Jordan & Metz, 1912

Chromis viridis

Heliases frenatus Cuvier, 1830; (synonym)
Heliases lepisurus Cuvier, 1830; (synonym)
Pomacentrus viridis Cuvier (ex Ehrenberg), 1830; (valid as)
Dascyllus cyanurus Rìppell, 1838; (synonym)
Glyphisodon bandanensis Bleeker, 1851; (synonym)
Chromis viridis Allen, 1991; (valid as)

Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis simulans Smith, 1960; (synonym)

Chromis westaustralis Allen, 1976

Chromis woodsi Bruner & Arnam, 1979

Chromis xanthochira Allen, 1991

Heliases xanthochirus Bleeker, 1851; (valid as)
Chromis reticulatus Fowler & Bean, 1928; (synonym)

Chromis xanthopterygia Randall & McCarthy, 1988

Chromis xanthura Ida, 1984

Heliases xanthurus Bleeker, 1854; (valid as)
Heliases xanthura Allen, 1991; (misspelling)

Chromis xutha Randall, 1988

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Additional information sources:

The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by; e-mail: Igor Sheremetyev; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.

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