Lined Puller, Chromis lineata Fowler & Bean 1928
Other Names: Lined Chromis
A Lined Puller, Chromis lineata, at Komba Island, Indonesia, August 2018. Source: zsispeo / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A yellowish-brown chromis with rows of dark-edged blue spots forming stripes along the side, a yellow spot at the base of the last dorsal-fin rays.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Chromis lineata in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2319
Lined Puller, Chromis lineata Fowler & Bean 1928
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Distribution |
Scott Reef, Western Australia, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific: Christmas Island and Indonesia east to Palau and Solomon Islands, south to northern Great Barrier Reef (Australia) and Vanuatu. Inhabits the upper edge of outer reef slopes in areas of rich coral growth, often near the entrance or ceiling of large caves at depths to 10 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XII, 11-12; Anal fin II, 11-12; Pectoral fin 17; lateral-line scales 14-15; Gill rakers 22-24. Body depth 2.1-2.3 in SL. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from similar species in having a yellow spot at the base of the last dorsal-fin rays. Vanderbilt's Puller, Chromis vanderbilti, has a yellow upper caudal-fin lobe, a black lower lobe, and a broad yellow submarginal band on the dorsal fin. The Blacktail Chromis, C. nigrura, has a yellow caudal fin, with or without a black streak along the upper and lower lobes, and a narrow blue margin on the dorsal and anal fins. |
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Species Citation |
Chromis lineatus Fowler & Bean 1928, Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(7): 50. Type locality: Philippines. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Lined Puller, Chromis lineata Fowler & Bean 1928
References
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Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G. R. 2001. Family Pomacentridae. pp. in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Fowler, H.W. & Bean, B.A. 1928. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae and Callyodontidae, collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross, chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(7): 1-525 pls 1-49
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Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls.
