Chromis nitida (Whitley 1928)

Chromis nitida és una espècie de peix de la família dels pomacèntrids i de l'ordre dels perciformes.

Morfologia

Els mascles poden assolir els 7 cm de longitud total.^[2]

Distribució geogràfica

Es troba des de la Gran Barrera de Corall fins a Sydney.^[2]

Referències

Bibliografia

• Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Alemanya. 271 p.
• Helfman, G., B. Collette i D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts (Estats Units), 1997.
• Moyle, P. i J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4a edició, Upper Saddle River (Nova Jersey, Estats Units): Prentice-Hall. Any 2000.
• Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3a edició. Nova York, Estats Units: John Wiley and Sons. Any 1994.
• Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2a edició, Londres: Macdonald. Any 1985.

Enllaços externs

• ITIS (anglès)

The Barrier Reef chromis (Chromis nitida), also known as the yellowback puller or shining puller,^[1] is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae native to the east coast of Australia. It is a small fish with a yellowish-brown dorsal surface separated by a dark stripe from its silvery flanks and underside.

Description

The yellowback puller grows to a maximum length of about 9 cm (3.5 in). The single dorsal fin has thirteen spines and eleven to thirteen soft rays and the anal fin has two spines and ten or eleven soft rays. This fish has a dark diagonal line running from the eye to the posterior end of the dorsal fin. Above this line it is yellowish-brown and below it is silvery. The upper and lower edges of the deeply forked tail fin are black.^[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The yellowback puller is native to the subtropical east coast of Australia. Its range extends from northern Queensland to southern New South Wales and includes Lord Howe Island. It is found at depths between 5 and 25 m (16 and 82 ft) on the outer side of coral-rich rocky reefs and in estuaries. Young fish sometimes inhabit lagoons, as do some adults.^[1][2]

Biology

The yellowback puller is a shoaling species and often found in association with the black-axil chromis (Chromis atripectoralis).^[3] It feeds on algae, zooplankton and small invertebrates. It forms pairs in the breeding season. The eggs are adhesive and stick to the seabed where the male guards them and keeps them aerated.^[2] The yellowback puller is sometimes parasitised by the isopod crustacean Anilocra pomacentri.^[4] The size of the parasite and the fish seems to be correlated indicating that the manca (juvenile isopod) attaches at an early stage in the life of the fish and that both grow simultaneously.^[4]

In the aquarium

The yellowback puller is suitable to be kept in a reef aquarium where it can be fed on brine shrimps and mysid shrimps. Being a shoaling fish, it should be kept in a small group, and being non-aggressive, it mixes well with other species of fish.^[3]

References

Chromis nitida es una especie de peces de la familia Pomacentridae en el orden de los Perciformes.

Morfología

Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 7 cm de longitud total.^[1]​

Hábitat

Es un pez de mar.

Distribución geográfica

Se encuentra desde la Gran Barrera de Coral hasta Sídney.

Referencias

Bibliografía

• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
• Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos : T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
• Helfman, G., B. Collette y D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos , 1997.
• Hoese, D.F. 1986: . A M.M. Smith y P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlín, Alemania.
• Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Bruselas; MRAC, Tervuren, Flandes; y ORSTOM, París, Francia. Vol. 2.
• Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4a. edición, Upper Saddle River, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos: Prentice-Hall. Año 2000.
• Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3a. edición. Nueva York, Estados Unidos: John Wiley and Sons. Año 1994.
• Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2a. edición, Londres: Macdonald. Año 1985.

Chromis nitida Chromis generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Pomacentridae familian sailkatzen da.

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Erreferentziak

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Chromis nitida est un poisson de la famille des Pomacentridae.

Répartition

Chromis nitida est endémique des côtes australiennes, de la grande barrière de corail jusqu'à l'île Lord Howe et Sydney^[2]. Ce poisson se rencontre à une profondeur allant de 5 à 25 m^[2].

Description

La taille maximale connue pour Chromis nitida est de 70 mm^[2].

Étymologie

Son nom spécifique, du latin nitida, « élégant », allusion non expliquée mais probablement en rapport avec sa livrée composée d'une ligne diagonale sombre s'étendant de l’œil jusqu'à la pointe postérieure de sa nageoire dorsale et de son dos brun jaune^[3].

Publication originale

• (en) Whitley, 1928 : Studies in ichthyology. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum, vol. 16, n. 4, p. 211-239^[4] (téléchargement).

Notes et références

Chromis nitida is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van rifbaarzen of koraaljuffertjes (Pomacentridae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1928 door Whitley.