Chrysiptera maurineae

Taxonavigation: Ovalentaria

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria

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

Name

Chrysiptera maurineae Allen et al., 2015

• Holotype: MZB 22773.
• Paratypes: MZB 22774 (5); WAM P.33046–009 (5).

Type locality: Pulau Nurage, 03° 01.807’ S, 134° 50.058’ E, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 5–12 m depth.

Etymology: The species is named in honor of Maurine Shimlock, the dear friend of the authors of many years, who has zealously promoted marine conservation of Cenderawasih Bay and the surrounding Bird’s Head region by means of her excellent journalism and photography.

Vernacular names

• English: Maurine’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.