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Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen, Erdmann & Kurniasih, 2015

Greyback damsel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Chrysiptera: Greek, chrysos = golden + Greek, pteron = fin, wing (Ref. 45335);  caesifrons: Name from Latin meaning 'bluish-grey forehead' ('caesius' for blue-grey and 'frons' for forehead or brow); referring to its distinguishing colour pattern; third declension compound adjective in the feminine nominative singular..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 8 m (Ref. 103843). Tropical

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Southwest Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is., Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 103843)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XIII,12-14 (usually 13); A II,12-14 (usually 13); pectoral rays 16-18 (usually 17); gill rakers on first branchial arch 4-6 + 11-13 = 16-19 (usually 17-18); tubed lateral-line scales 16-18 (usually 17). Colouration: alive it is overall pale yellow to whitish with dark bluish (nearly black) to grey region encompassing snout, upper head and adjacent anterodorsal part of body and spinous dorsal fin (Ref, 103843).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on rocky substrates, frequently close to shore and often in gullies just below the surge zone at depths of about 1-6 m. Generally solitary or in small, loose groups (Ref. 103843).

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Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and E.M. Kurniasih, 2015. Chrysiptera caesifrons, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 15:16-32. (Ref. 103843)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01149 - 0.04783), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.8   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 557 [288, 1,190] mg/100g; Iron = 2.29 [1.25, 4.34] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [16.3, 18.7] %; Omega3 = 0.191 [0.091, 0.387] g/100g; Selenium = 22.4 [9.5, 54.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 32.4 [8.2, 125.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.96 [1.85, 4.57] mg/100g (wet weight);