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GBIF·9212316speciesAnimalia15 occurrence records
  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyPomacentridae
  5. ›genusChrysiptera
Chrysiptera papuensis
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IUCN NE · Not evaluated

Papuan Damselfish

Chrysiptera papuensis Allen, Erdmann & Cahyani, 2015

Also calledDamisel·la blau de Papua (cat) · Donzela-azul-da-Papua (por)

First described in: 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. <em>Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation.</em> 17: 56-84.

This species is catalogued but little written about: there is no encyclopaedia article for it yet. What the world knows is in its records below and in the literature linked under “In the stacks”.

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the stacks

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Every page naming Chrysiptera papuensis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →

From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9212316.