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View Mode View All Pictures Species Chromis alpha Randall    Chromis alpha was originally described as Chromis alpha by Randall in 1988. It belongs to the family Pomacentridae. It is commonly known as Yellow-speckled chromis and is known Yellowspeckled puller in Australia, Yellow-speckled chromis in Guam, Yellow-speckled chromis in Micronesia, Federated States. more common names It is found in Salt water.   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   alpha AuthorWI   Randall [J. E.] AuthorNI   Randall Qualification   --- Year   1988 Status   Valid Class   --- --- Order   --- --- Family   Pomacentridae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Chromis Subgenus   --- --- --- Family   Pomacentridae Genus   Chromis Original Name   Chromis         Taxon Name   alpha Original Combination   Chromis alpha Original Genus   Chromis Original Genus Species   Chromis alpha OriginalSubGenus   Chromis Original Author   Randall Original AuthorWI   Randall [J. E.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1988 Original Family   Pomacentridae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Outside reef off western side of Rimatuu Islet, Tetiaroa Atoll, Society Islands, depth 45 meters. Types   Paratypes: AMS I.16650-001 (1), I.17474-003 (1), I.19476-021 (2), I.22580-012 (1); ANSP 134269 (1); BPBM 6898 (4), 11544 (2), 14702 (2), 14999 (1), 16083 (2), 17506 (1), 18388 (1), 18467 (3), 19979 (1), 30938 (14), 30951 (2), 31159 (2); MNHN 1976-129 (1); USNM 209903 (1), 223922 (4), 273546 (1); WAM P.24939 (5), P.25283-001 (1), P.27826-025 (3), P.28165-007 (1). Type Catalogue   Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:28 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117], Moore et al. 2008:31 [ref. 30117]. Primary Code   Holotype Primary Type   BPBM 14993 Journal   Mem. Mus. Victoria Citation   v. 49 (no. 1) Page   74 Illustrations   Fig. 1 SubSpecies AuthorWI --- Qualification SS --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI --- Current Genus Species Chromis alpha Current Species alpha Current Genus Chromis Current AuthorWI Randall [J. E.] Current AuthorNI Randall Current Year 1988 Current Family Pomacentridae Current Subfamily --- --- Habitat marine.         Water Salt water Habitat Notes Aggregations found a few meters above steep outer reef slopes. Nests on small patches of loose sand (Ref. 9710). Depth Range From 12 to 95 meters.     Current Summary   Valid as Chromis alpha  Randall 1988. Pomacentridae.   Name History   •Valid as Chromis alpha Randall 1988 -- (Randall 1988:52 [ref. 14252], Randall et al. 1990:256 [ref. 15987], Allen 1991:238 [ref. 19344], Allen 1997:168 [ref. 23977], Randall et al. 1997:256 [ref. 25919], Senou et al. 1999:2 [ref. 24390], Myers 1999:177 [ref. 23965], Allen in Randall & Lim 2000:626 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:923 [ref. 25182], Allen 2000:108 [ref. 25868], Allen 2000:90 [ref. 37268], Hutchins 2001:266 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Allen 2001:3342 [ref. 26132], Nakabo 2002:923 [ref. 26193], Allen & Adrim 2003:45 [ref. 26830], Myers & Donaldson 2003:632 [ref. 27495] dated as 1987, Randall et al. 2004:20 [ref. 27624], Randall 2005:353 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1447 [ref. 29090], Allen & Erdmann 2008:207 [ref. 29960], Allen & Erdmann 2012:576 [ref. 31980], Fricke et al. 2014:115 [ref. 33932], Fricke et al. 2019:208 [ref. 36673]). 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 (262 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 acares Chromis acares Randall [J. E.] & Swerdloff [S. N.] 1973 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 alta Chromis alta Greenfield [D. W.] & Woods [L. P.] 1980 Valid amboinensis Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker [P.] 1871) Valid anadema Chromis anadema Motomura [H.], Nishiyama [H.] & Chiba [S. N.] 2017 Valid analis Chromis analis (Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1830) Valid andreae Chromis andreae Günther [A.] 1864 Synonym angulatus Chromis angulatus (Bleeker [P.] 1845) Synonym 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 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 (262 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1]234567…91011 Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…