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View Mode View All Pictures Species Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff    Chromis acares was originally described as Chromis acares by Randall & Swerdloff in 1973. It belongs to the family Pomacentridae and subfamily Chrominae. It is commonly known as Midget chromis and is known Midget chromis in Papua New Guinea, Midget chromis in Guam, Midget chromis in Micronesia, Federated States, Tu'u'u-fo in Samoa. more common names It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Western and central Pacific: New Caledonia, Rotuma, Tonga and Samoa east to Oeno (Pitcairn Group), north to Wake Atoll and Hawaiian Islands, south to Austral Islands and to Pitcairn Islands.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   acares AuthorWI   Randall [J. E.] & Swerdloff [S. N.] AuthorNI   Randall & Swerdloff Qualification   --- Year   1973 Status   Valid Class   --- --- Order   --- --- Family   Pomacentridae Subfamily   Chrominae Chrominae Genus   Chromis Subgenus   --- --- --- Family   Pomacentridae Subfamily   Chrominae Genus   Chromis Original Name   Chromis         Taxon Name   acares Original Combination   Chromis acares Original Genus   Chromis Original Genus Species   Chromis acares OriginalSubGenus   Chromis Original Author   Randall & Swerdloff Original AuthorWI   Randall [J. E.] & Swerdloff [S. N.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1973 Original Family   Pomacentridae Original SubFamily   Chrominae Original Level   species Type Locality   Off tanker buoys at harbor entrance, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific, depth 20 meters. Types   Paratypes: AMS I.16766-001 (1), I.16772-001 (1); BMNH 1972.12.5.4 (1); BPBM 8752 (3), 11049 (14), 11612 (2), 11298 (1), 12172 (1), 12296 (1), 13686 (1), 13817-18 (10, 3), 13820 (1), 13970 (1), 14059 (2), 14659 (1); CAS 15912 (1); MNHN 1972-96 (1); USNM 20 Type Catalogue   Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:6 [ref. 20862]. Primary Code   Holotype Primary Type   BPBM 13823 Journal   Pac. Sci. Citation   v. 27 (no. 4) Page   331 Illustrations   Figs. 2-3 SubSpecies AuthorWI --- Qualification SS --- Original QualificationSS --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI --- Current Genus Species Chromis acares Current Species   acares Current Genus Chromis Current AuthorWI Randall [J. E.] & Swerdloff [S. N.] Current AuthorNI   Randall & Swerdloff Current Year   1973 Current Family Pomacentridae Current Subfamily Chrominae Chrominae Habitat reef-associated         Water Salt water Habitat Notes Found in exposed seaward reefs. Sometimes inhabits clear lagoons or channels. Occurs in small to large aggregations on the upper edge of the slope over live coral or rubble. Uncommon (Ref. 9710). Depth Range From 2 to 37 meters.     Distribution Western and central Pacific: New Caledonia, Rotuma, Tonga and Samoa east to Oeno (Pitcairn Group), north to Wake Atoll and Hawaiian Islands, south to Austral Islands and to Pitcairn Islands. Current Summary   Valid as Chromis acares  Randall & Swerdloff 1973. Pomacentridae.   Name History   • Valid as Chromis acares  Randall & Swerdloff 1973 -- (Randall et al. 1990:255 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Randall et al. 1993:231 [ref. 21003], Senou et al. 1997:3 [ref. 24368], Randall et al. 1997:255 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Randall 1999:19 [ref. 25829], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:923 [ref. 25182], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:923 [ref. 26193], Myers & Donaldson 2003:631 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:73 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:352 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:425 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:304 [ref. 30952], Allen & Erdmann 2012:575 [ref. 31980]). Common Names  Common Names Picture  Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 11 (252 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1]234567…91011 Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   abrupta Chromis abrupta Randall [J. E.] 2001 Valid abyssicola Chromis abyssicola Allen [G. R.] & Randall [J. E.] 1985 Valid abyssus Chromis abyssus Pyle [R. L.], Earle [J. L.] & Greene [B. D.] 2008 Valid acuticeps Chromis acuticeps Steindachner [F.] 1866 Synonym agilis Chromis agilis Smith [J. L. B.] 1960 Valid albicauda Chromis albicauda Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2009 Valid albomaculata Chromis albomaculata Kamohara [T.] 1960 Valid albomaculatus Chromis albomaculatus Kamohara [T.] 1960 Synonym alleni Chromis alleni Randall [J. E.], Ida [H.] & Moyer [J. T.] 1981 Valid alpha Chromis alpha Randall [J. E.] 1988 Valid alta Chromis alta Greenfield [D. W.] & Woods [L. P.] 1980 Valid amboinensis Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker [P.] 1871) Valid analis Chromis analis (Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830) Valid andreae Chromis andreae Günther [A.] 1864 Synonym angulatus Chromis angulatus (Bleeker [P.] 1845) Not available athena Chromis athena Allen [G. R.] & Erdmann [M. V.] 2008 Valid atrilobata Chromis (Furcaria) atrilobata Gill [T. N.] 1862 Synonym atrilobata Chromis atrilobata Gill [T. N.] 1862 Valid atripectoralis Chromis atripectoralis Welander [A. D.] & Schultz [L. P.] 1951 Valid atripes Chromis atripes Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928 Valid aurata Chromis aurata Boulenger [G. A.] 1897 Synonym auratus Chromis auratus Boulenger [G. A.] 1897 Synonym aureus Chromis aureus Steindachner [F.] 1864 Synonym axillaris Chromis axillaris (Bennett [E. T.] 1831) Valid azurelineatus Chromis azurelineatus Fowler [H. W.] & Bean [B. A.] 1928 Synonym Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 11 (252 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1]234567…91011 Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…