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Yellow-speckled Chromis
Chromis alpha Randall, 1988
Also called'atoti (tah) · Arufuasuzumedai (jpn) · Castagnola a macchie gialle (ita) · Castanyoleta alfa (cat) · Castañuela de Manchas Amarillas (spa) · Chromis moucheté de jaune (fra) · Donzela-alfa (por) · sapín alfa (ces) · アルファスズメダイ (jpn)
First described in: Randall, J. E. (1988). Three new Indo-Pacific damselfishes of the genus Chromis (Pomacentridae). <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria.</em> 49 (1): 73-81.
Chromis alpha, the yellow-speckled chromis, is a diurnal species of damselfish belonging to the genus Chromis. It can be found in the Indo-Pacific region from Christmas Island to the Society Islands, north to the Mariana Islands, south to New Caledonia, through Micronesia. It inhabits clear lagoons and seaward reefs appearing singly or in loose aggregations near caves or ledges. It is commonly found over branching corals and leeward coasts, and it feeds on plankton. It is oviparous, and the males of the species guard and aerate the eggs.
== References ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Christmas and Cocos-Keeling islands (eastern Indian Ocean) and Indonesia east to Caroline and Tuamotu islands, north to Yaeyama Islands, south to northwestern Australia and New Caledonia. Found in loose aggregations on steep seaward reef slopes, 12 – 155 m depth. Marine.
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
materials_examined
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on NTUM 11306 (1 specimen, 62.4 mm SL, St. CP 4490 - 6, northwest of New Hanover); a video of a specimen from off Kulinus Island, Kavieng District, 10 – 11 m depth, St. KR 62, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5212229.