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Chrysiptera springeri

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Chrysiptera springeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chrysiptera
Species:
C. springeri
Binomial name
Chrysiptera springeri
(Allen & Lubbock, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Glyphidodontops springeri Allen & Lubbock, 1976

Chrysiptera springeri is a species of damselfish known by the common name Springer's demoiselle.

Habitat

It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs in the tropical waters of Indonesia and the Philippines.

Description

It reaches 5.5 centimeters in length, and is variable in color.[1]

Name Source

The specific name honours the ichthyologist Victor G. Springer who collected the type in the Moluccas.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Chrysiptera springeri. FishBase. 2011.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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