Systematics of Damselfishes Author Tang, Kevin L. Author Stiassny, Melanie L. J. Author Mayden, Richard L. Author DeSalle, Robert text Ichthyology & Herpetology 2021 2021-05-05 109 1 258 318 http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/i2020105 journal article 53279 10.1643/i2020105 cf572f6b-8843-4383-85ce-ac9ea8515e87 2766-1520 7846738

Table 2. Provisional classification of species previously assigned to Chromis sensu lato and not examined herein.

Revised classification	Previous classification	Comments/remarks
Azurina intercrusma	Chromis intercrusma	XII dorsal-fin spines; eastern Pacific Ocean distribution; 2 exposed spiniform
		procurrent caudal-fin rays (Greenfield and Woods, 1980); tree-based BOLD
		searches recover this species in a group with A. atrilobata, A. hirundo, and A.
		multilineata; see Discussion
Azurina meridiana	Chromis meridiana	Eastern Pacific Ocean distribution; 2 exposed spiniform procurrent caudal-fin rays
		(Greenfield and Woods, 1980); see Discussion
Chromis athena	Chromis athena	XIII dorsal spines; few (13–14) tubed lateral line scales; 3 exposed spiniform
		procurrent caudal-fin rays; similar to C. monochroma (Allen and Randall,
		2004a; Allen and Erdmann, 2008a)
Chromis axillaris	Chromis axillaris	XIV dorsal spines; western Indian Ocean distribution; part of deep-dwelling
		complex (Allen and Erdmann, 2009a); similar to C. pelloura and C. woodsi
		(Randall and Allen, 1982); see Discussion
Chromis bermudae	Chromis bermudae	XIII dorsal spines; western Atlantic Ocean distribution; likely in the same clade as
		C. insolata; see Discussion
Chromis dasygenys	Chromis dasygenys	XIII dorsal spines; recovered in subgenus Thrissochromis (DiBattista et al., 2016);
		see Discussion
Chromis durvillei	Chromis durvillei	XIII dorsal spines; western Indian Ocean distribution; most similar to C. earina
		(Quéro et al., 2010); part of ‘‘ Chromis alpha complex’’ (sensu Pyle et al.,
		2008)
Chromis flavicauda	Chromis flavicauda	XIII dorsal spines; western Atlantic Ocean distribution; likely in the same clade as
		C. insolata; see Discussion
Chromis jubauna	Chromis jubauna	XIII dorsal spines; western Atlantic Ocean distribution; likely in the same clade as
		C. insolata; see Discussion
Chromis klunzingeri	Chromis klunzingeri	XIII dorsal spines; eastern Indian Ocean distribution
Chromis lubbocki	Chromis lubbocki	XIV dorsal spines; eastern Atlantic Ocean distribution; similar to C. cadenati, C.
		chromis, and C. limbata (Wood, 1977; Edwards, 1986); tree-based BOLD
		searches recover this species in a group with C. cadenati, C. chromis, and C.
limbata; see Discussion
Chromis monochroma	Chromis monochroma	XIII–XIV dorsal spines; few (14–15) tubed lateral line scales; three exposed
		spiniform procurrent caudal-fin rays; similar to C. alpha (Allen and Randall,
		2004a; Allen and Erdmann, 2008a)
Chromis nigroanalis	Chromis nigroanalis	XIII dorsal spines; similar to C. alpha (Randall, 1988a; Allen, 1991; Myers, 1999;
		Randall, 2005; Pyle et al., 2008; Allen and Erdmann, 2012)
Chromis onumai	Chromis onumai	XIV dorsal spines; similar to C. albomaculata and C. verater (Senou and Kudo,
		2007) or C. mirationis (Pyle et al., 2008)
Chromis planesi	Chromis planesi	XIV dorsal spines; similar to C. fumea, C. mirationis, C. notata, and C. verater
		(Lecchini and Williams, 2004; Pyle et al., 2008) and/or C. mamatapara
(Shepherd et al., 2020)
Chromis pura	Chromis pura	XIII dorsal spines; similar to C. kennensis (Allen and Randall, 2004a; Allen and
		Erdmann, 2012; Iwatsubo and Motomura, 2013) and C. notata (Iwatsubo and
		Motomura, 2013); part of Chromis notata species complex (Iwatsubo and
		Motomura, 2018)
Chromis sanctaehelenae	Chromis	XIII–XIV dorsal spines; eastern Atlantic Ocean distribution; tree-based BOLD
	sanctaehelenae	searches recover this species in a group with C. cadenati, C. chromis, and C.
limbata; see Discussion
Chromis struhsakeri	Chromis struhsakeri	XIII–XIV dorsal spines; similar to C. mamatapara (Shepherd et al., 2020); C.
		mirationis (Allen and Randall, 1985; Yamakawa and Randall, 1989), C.
		okamurai (Yamakawa and Randall, 1989), and/or C. tingting (Tea et al., 2019)
Chromis torquata	Chromis torquata	XIII dorsal spines; part of C. xanthura complex (Allen, 2018)
Chromis trialpha	Chromis trialpha	XII dorsal spines; recovered in subgenus Hoplochromis (DiBattista et al., 2016);
		see Discussion
Chromis unipa	Chromis unipa	XIV dorsal spines; similar to C. degruyi (Allen and Erdmann, 2009a)
Chromis westaustralis	Chromis westaustralis	XIII dorsal spines; similar to C. fumea (Allen, 1976), C. kennensis (Allen et al.,
		2003), C. notata (Iwatsubo and Motomura, 2013), or C. xanthopterygia
		(Randall and McCarthy, 1988); part of Chromis notata species complex
		(Iwatsubo and Motomura, 2018)
Chromis xanthochira	Chromis xanthochira	XIII dorsal spines; similar to C. weberi (Moyer and Ida, 1976; Randall et al., 1981,
		1997; Myers, 1999) and C. xanthura (Moyer and Ida, 1976); see Discussion
Chromis xouthos	Chromis xouthos	XIII dorsal spines; similar to C. pembae (Allen and Erdmann, 2005); tree-based
		BOLD searches recover this species sister to C. pembae
	Previous
Revised classification	classification	Comments/remarks
Pycnochromis agilis	Chromis agilis	XII dorsal spines, exposed suborbital margin, caudal-fin lobes with filamentous
		branched tips (Randall, 1988a); similar to P. atripes (Randall, 1988a; Allen,
		1991; Myers, 1999; Randall, 2005) and P. pacifica (Allen and Erdmann,
2020); see Discussion
Pycnochromis flavipectoralis	Chromis	XII dorsal spines, exposed suborbital margin, caudal-fin lobes with filamentous
	flavipectoralis	branched tips (Randall, 1988a); similar to P. amboinensis (Allen, 1991; Allen
		and Erdmann, 2012) or P. ovatiformis (Randall, 1988a); see Discussion
Pycnochromis lineatus	Chromis lineata	XII dorsal spines; small adult size (approximately 40–45 mm SL), elongate body,
		compact head, yellowish coloration with blue markings; similar to P. acares, P.
		nigrurus, and P. vanderbilti (Allen, 1975a, 1997; Moyer and Ida, 1976; Randall
		et al., 1981; Myers, 1999; Allen and Erdmann, 2012); see Discussion