A NEW SPECIES OF DAMSELFISH (POMACENTRIDAE) FROM EASTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE NORFOLK ISLAND RIDGE

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Abstract: A new species of pomacentrid, Chromis abyssicola. is described from 28 specimens collected between 1910 and 1978 off south-eastern Australia and remote positions on the Norfolk Island Ridge between New Zealand and New Caledonia All specimens were trawled at depths ranging from 90 to 152m, well below the limit for most members of the genus. It appears to be allied to three other deep dwelling species: C. mega!opsis, C. mirationis and C. struhsakeri but differs in dorsal spine count and its distinctive colour pattern.

Author(s) ALLEN, GERALD R. AND RANDALL, JOHN E. : Part 2
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A NEW SPECIES OF DAMSELFISH (POMACENTRIDAE) FROM EASTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE NORFOLK ISLAND RIDGE

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