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Chromis acares

Midget Chromis

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Midget Chromis; German Zwerg-Chromis; French Chromis Nabot

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE PNG - Tuamotus, Hawai‘i; n. to N.Marianas; s. to New Caledonia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, near-shore

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff, 1973
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Labroidei; POMACENTRIDAE, Chrominae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: HOLOTYPE specimen, Avatiu 20m off tanker buoys at harbor entrance, BPBM 13823, with ID as Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff, 1973. Aitutaki: field sighting ID Angus Thompson 1994 v.common.

References:
Special Reference: Randall & Swerdloff 1973, A review of the damselfish genus $Chromis@ from the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of three new species. Pacific Science v.27(4):327-349.

text p.165 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 75a Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.255 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
p.385 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 78-07 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM06a

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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