Table 2 in Systematics of Damselfishes

Table 2. Provisional classification of species previously assigned to Chromis sensu lato and not examined herein.
Revised classificationPrevious classificationComments/remarksAzurina intercrusmaChromis intercrusmaXII dorsal-fin spines; eastern Pacific Ocean distribution; 2 exposed spiniformprocurrent caudal-fin rays (Greenfield and Woods, 1980); tree-based BOLDsearches recover this species in a group with A. atrilobata, A. hirundo, and A.multilineata; see DiscussionAzurina meridianaChromis meridianaEastern Pacific Ocean distribution; 2 exposed spiniform procurrent caudal-fin rays(Greenfield and Woods, 1980); see DiscussionChromis athenaChromis athenaXIII dorsal spines; few (13–14) tubed lateral line scales; 3 exposed spiniformprocurrent caudal-fin rays; similar to C. monochroma (Allen and Randall,2004a; Allen and Erdmann, 2008a)Chromis axillarisChromis axillarisXIV dorsal spines; western Indian Ocean distribution; part of deep-dwellingcomplex (Allen and Erdmann, 2009a); similar to C. pelloura and C. woodsi(Randall and Allen, 1982); see DiscussionChromis bermudaeChromis bermudaeXIII dorsal spines; western Atlantic Ocean distribution; likely in the same clade asC. insolata; see DiscussionChromis dasygenysChromis dasygenysXIII dorsal spines; recovered in subgenus Thrissochromis (DiBattista et al., 2016);see DiscussionChromis durvilleiChromis durvilleiXIII dorsal spines; western Indian Ocean distribution; most similar to C. earina(Quéro et al., 2010); part of ‘‘ Chromis alpha complex’’ (sensu Pyle et al.,2008)Chromis flavicaudaChromis flavicaudaXIII dorsal spines; western Atlantic Ocean distribution; likely in the same clade asC. insolata; see DiscussionChromis jubaunaChromis jubaunaXIII dorsal spines; western Atlantic Ocean distribution; likely in the same clade asC. insolata; see DiscussionChromis klunzingeriChromis klunzingeriXIII dorsal spines; eastern Indian Ocean distributionChromis lubbockiChromis lubbockiXIV dorsal spines; eastern Atlantic Ocean distribution; similar to C. cadenati, C.chromis, and C. limbata (Wood, 1977; Edwards, 1986); tree-based BOLDsearches recover this species in a group with C. cadenati, C. chromis, and C.limbata; see DiscussionChromis monochromaChromis monochromaXIII–XIV dorsal spines; few (14–15) tubed lateral line scales; three exposedspiniform procurrent caudal-fin rays; similar to C. alpha (Allen and Randall,2004a; Allen and Erdmann, 2008a)Chromis nigroanalisChromis nigroanalisXIII dorsal spines; similar to C. alpha (Randall, 1988a; Allen, 1991; Myers, 1999;Randall, 2005; Pyle et al., 2008; Allen and Erdmann, 2012)Chromis onumaiChromis onumaiXIV dorsal spines; similar to C. albomaculata and C. verater (Senou and Kudo,2007) or C. mirationis (Pyle et al., 2008)Chromis planesiChromis planesiXIV dorsal spines; similar to C. fumea, C. mirationis, C. notata, and C. verater(Lecchini and Williams, 2004; Pyle et al., 2008) and/or C. mamatapara(Shepherd et al., 2020)Chromis puraChromis puraXIII dorsal spines; similar to C. kennensis (Allen and Randall, 2004a; Allen andErdmann, 2012; Iwatsubo and Motomura, 2013) and C. notata (Iwatsubo andMotomura, 2013); part of Chromis notata species complex (Iwatsubo andMotomura, 2018)Chromis sanctaehelenaeChromisXIII–XIV dorsal spines; eastern Atlantic Ocean distribution; tree-based BOLDsanctaehelenaesearches recover this species in a group with C. cadenati, C. chromis, and C.limbata; see DiscussionChromis struhsakeriChromis struhsakeriXIII–XIV dorsal spines; similar to C. mamatapara (Shepherd et al., 2020); C.mirationis (Allen and Randall, 1985; Yamakawa and Randall, 1989), C.okamurai (Yamakawa and Randall, 1989), and/or C. tingting (Tea et al., 2019)Chromis torquataChromis torquataXIII dorsal spines; part of C. xanthura complex (Allen, 2018)Chromis trialphaChromis trialphaXII dorsal spines; recovered in subgenus Hoplochromis (DiBattista et al., 2016);see DiscussionChromis unipaChromis unipaXIV dorsal spines; similar to C. degruyi (Allen and Erdmann, 2009a)Chromis westaustralisChromis westaustralisXIII dorsal spines; similar to C. fumea (Allen, 1976), C. kennensis (Allen et al.,2003), C. notata (Iwatsubo and Motomura, 2013), or C. xanthopterygia(Randall and McCarthy, 1988); part of Chromis notata species complex(Iwatsubo and Motomura, 2018)Chromis xanthochiraChromis xanthochiraXIII dorsal spines; similar to C. weberi (Moyer and Ida, 1976; Randall et al., 1981,1997; Myers, 1999) and C. xanthura (Moyer and Ida, 1976); see DiscussionChromis xouthosChromis xouthosXIII dorsal spines; similar to C. pembae (Allen and Erdmann, 2005); tree-basedBOLD searches recover this species sister to C. pembaePreviousRevised classificationclassificationComments/remarksPycnochromis agilisChromis agilisXII dorsal spines, exposed suborbital margin, caudal-fin lobes with filamentousbranched tips (Randall, 1988a); similar to P. atripes (Randall, 1988a; Allen,1991; Myers, 1999; Randall, 2005) and P. pacifica (Allen and Erdmann,2020); see DiscussionPycnochromis flavipectoralisChromisXII dorsal spines, exposed suborbital margin, caudal-fin lobes with filamentousflavipectoralisbranched tips (Randall, 1988a); similar to P. amboinensis (Allen, 1991; Allenand Erdmann, 2012) or P. ovatiformis (Randall, 1988a); see DiscussionPycnochromis lineatusChromis lineataXII dorsal spines; small adult size (approximately 40–45 mm SL), elongate body,compact head, yellowish coloration with blue markings; similar to P. acares, P.nigrurus, and P. vanderbilti (Allen, 1975a, 1997; Moyer and Ida, 1976; Randallet al., 1981; Myers, 1999; Allen and Erdmann, 2012); see Discussion