A NEW SPECIES OF POMACENTRID FISH WITH NOTES ON OTHER DAMSELFISHES OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 1 decade ago

Abstract
A new species of pomacentrid, Parma kermadecensis, is described from four specimens collected during 1984 and 1985 at the Kermadec Islands. It is closely related to P. polylepis from south-eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and New Caledonia. The two species differ, however with regards to both juvenile and adult coloration, and head morphology. A key to the species of Parma is included and notes are provided on four pomacentrids that occur at the Kermadic Islands: Chromis dispilus, Chrysiptera rapanui, Parma alboscapularis, and Stegastes fasdolatus.