Chrysiptera ellenae

Taxonavigation: Ovalentaria

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria

Familia: Pomacentridae
Subfamilia: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Chrysiptera
Species: Chrysiptera ellenae

Name

Chrysiptera ellenae Allen et al., 2015

• Holotype: MZB 22771.
• Paratypes: MZB 22772 (16); USNM 432465 (6); WAM P.33947-001 (2), P.34336-001 (13).

Type locality: Wayag Lagoon, 00° 00.058’ N, 130° 01.149’ E, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 4–12 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named in honor of Ellen Gritz of Houston, Texas, USA, in recognition of her valued friendship, illustrious career in cancer prevention research, and generous support of our East Indian reef fish investigations.

Vernacular names

English: Ellen’s Damselfish

References

• Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Cahyani, N.K.D. 2015. Review of the Chrysiptera oxycephala complex of damselfishes (Pomacentridae) with descriptions of three new species from the East Indian Archipelago. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 17: 56–84. PDF Reference page.