Twinspot Puller, Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean 1928
Other Names: Twinspot Chromis, Twin-spot Chromis, Twin-spot Puller
A Twinspot Puller, Chromis elerae, in Fiji. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A greyish-brown chromis with a white spot at the rear base of the dorsal and anal fins, a narrow blue margin on the dorsal and anal fins, pectoral-fin base sometimes whitish with a small dark spot on the upper part.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Chromis elerae in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2314
Twinspot Puller, Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean 1928
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Distribution |
Offshore reefs of north Western Australia, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland; also Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific: Maldives east to Micronesia and Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to Australia. Individuals or small groups inhabit steep outer reef slopes, usually near caves and ledges, often around black corals thickets, large sponges or gorgonian fans, at depths to 70 m, mostly at depths below 20 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XII, 11-12; Anal fin II, 10-11; Pectoral fin 17-18; Lateral line scales 15-17; Gill rakers 26-31. Greatest body depth 1.8-1.9 in SL. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on zooplankton in small groups. |
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Etymology |
The species is named elerae in honour of zoologist Castro de Elera, author of de Elera. 1895. Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas conocida hasta el presente, cited by Fowler & Bean (1928). |
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Species Citation |
Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean 1928, Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(7): 52, pl. 4. Type locality: Pasacao, Ragay Gulf, Philippines. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Twinspot Puller, Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean 1928
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