Pyle, Richard L., John L. Earle & Brian D. Greene. 2008. Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific. Zootaxa, 1671:3-31
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
Length = 81.6 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3113. Above large rock outcrop, hand net, R.L. Pyle.
Belau (Palau) Islands; off Ngemelis Island; below and slightly N of Blue Holes caverns
Chromis abyssus

Pyle, Richard L., John L. Earle & Brian D. Greene. 2008. Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific. Zootaxa, 1671:3-31
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
Length = 64.1 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3105. Sand and rubble slope with scattered rock outcroppings, quinaldine and hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene.
Belau (Palau) Islands; off Ngemelis Island; below and slightly N of Blue Holes caverns
Chromis abyssus

Pyle, Richard L., John L. Earle & Brian D. Greene. 2008. Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific. Zootaxa, 1671:3-31
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
Length = 44.4ñ90.2 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3101. Sand and rubble slope with scattered rock outcroppings, quinaldine and hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene.
Belau (Palau) Islands; off Ngemelis Island; below and slightly N of Blue Holes caverns
Chromis abyssus

Length = 37.6ñ98.0 mm SL. Tissue samples PCMB 3100, 310269. Sand and rubble slope with scattered rock outcroppings, quinaldine and hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene.

Length = 50.2 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3103. Sand and rubble slope with scattered rock outcroppings, quinaldine and hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene.

Length = 63.7 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3104. Sand and rubble slope with scattered rock outcroppings, quinaldine and hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene.

Length = 63.7 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3033. Outer reef drop-off with small caves and holes, quinaldine and hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene.
Chromis brevirostris

Length = 55.2 mm SL. Shelf flanked by numerous small caves, hand net, R.L. Pyle.
Belau (Palau) Islands; Augulpelu Reef, W side
Chromis brevirostris

Length = 55.4 mm SL. Shelf flanked by numerous small caves, hand net, R.L. Pyle.
Belau (Palau) Islands; Augulpelu Reef, W side
Chromis brevirostris

Length = 59.6 mm SL. Cave in drop-off, rotenone, R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle
Belau (Palau) Islands; Augulpelu Reef, W side

Length = 65.2 mm SL. Sloping sand and rubble with rock outcroppings, rotenone, R.L. Pyle and D.F. Pence
Viti Levu Island; outside of Suva Harbor; S of 'Fish Patch'; southern wall

Length = 50.9ñ59.5 mm SL. Steep slope with rubble and sand, with some rocky outcrops with small caves and undercuts; many gorgonians, 60 m, quinaldine and hand net, B.D. Greene

Length = 46.5ñ50.8 mm SL. Sloping sand and rubble with rock outcroppings, rotenone, R.L. Pyle and D.F. Pence
Viti Levu Island; outside of Suva Harbor; S of ìFish Patchî; southern wall

Length = 57.9 mm SL. At base of outer reef drop-off ranging from 60ñ100 m, 100 m, rotenone and vacuum device, R.L. Pyle
Espiritu Santo; off N end of Tutuba Island

Length = 41.6ñ68.5 mm SL. Among boulders on sloping shelf above deep drop-off, hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene. Tissue samples PCMB 3072, 3073, 3074, 3075

Length = 58.1ñ61.4 mm SL. Shelf flanked by numerous small caves. hand net, R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle

Length = 25.5ñ46.9 mm SL. Cave within ledge, 100 m, rotenone, B.D. Greene
Kwajalein Atoll, S end; Ennubuj (= Carlson) islet; ocean side

Length = 98.2 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3080. Among boulders on sloping shelf above deep drop-off, hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene
Chromis circumaurea

Length = 102.4 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3081. Among boulders on sloping shelf above deep drop-off, hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene
Chromis circumaurea

Length = 97.6 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3078. Among boulders on sloping shelf above deep drop-off, hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene
Chromis circumaurea

Length = 81.0 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3086. Rocky ledge with holes at base of steep sandy slope with many gorgonians, 85 m, hand net, R.L. Pyle
Belau (Palau) Islands; Kayangel Atoll, W side; on outer reef dropoff near tip of small reef extension
Chromis degruyi

Chromis degruyi

Length = 38.3 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3032. Outer reef drop-off with small caves and holes, quinaldine and hand net, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene
Chromis degruyi

Length = 76.6 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3114. In coral and rubble at the base of a large boulder offset from the drop-off, hand net, R.L. Pyle

Length = 82.4 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3088. Hand net, R.L. Pyle
Belau (Palau) Islands; Ngaruangl Atoll, S end

Length = 63.3 mm SL. Tissue sample PCMB 3131. Near large boulder along steep slope with rubble and sand; many gorgonians, rotenone and vacuum device, R.L. Pyle and B.D. Greene
Espiritu Santo; off W coast of Tutuba Island
Chromis earina

Length = 62.5 mm SL. Large rock outcrop with surrounding sand and rubble, below base of large drop-off, hand net, B.D. Greene
Espiritu Santo; off W coast of Tutuba Island
Chromis earina

Length = 54.0 mm SL. Shelf flanked by numerous small caves, hand net, R.L. Pyle
Chromis earina

Length = 48.7ñ67.52 mm SL. Cave in drop-off, rotenone, R.L. Pyle and J.L. Earle

Length =59.7ñ64.4 mm SL. At base of outer reef drop-off ranging from 60ñ100 m, 100 m, rotenone and vacuum device, R.L. Pyle
Espiritu Santo; off N end of Tutuba Island

Length =59.6 mm SL. Sand and rubble slope with scattered outcroppings, below base of vertical reef drop-off, rotenone, R.L. Pyle, J.L. Earle, and J. Dituri
Viti Levu Island; outside of Suva Harbor; S of 'Fish Patch'; below cave

Length =35.7 mm SL. At base of outer reef drop-off ranging from 60ñ100 m, 100 m, rotenone and vacuum device, R.L. Pyle
Espiritu Santo; off N end of Tutuba Island

Length =66.3 mm SL. Steep slope with rubble and sand, with some rocky outcrops with small caves and undercuts; many gorgonians, rotenone and vacuum device, R.L. Pyle
Espiritu Santo; off W coast of Tutuba Island

Belau (Palau) Islands; Ngemlis Island, SE tip; 'Big Drop'