Weber's chromis
Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928
- Name authority
- Fowler & Bean, 1928
- Common name
- Weber's chromis
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Chromis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusChromis Cuvier, 1814
- speciesChromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| silverstripe chromisChromis alta Greenfield & Woods, 1980 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black-axil chromisChromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowfin chromisChromis flavicauda (Günther, 1880) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara, 1960 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis flavapicis Randall, 2001 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis durvillei Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2010 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis jubauna Moura, 1995 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sunshinefishChromis insolata (Cuvier, 1830) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| deep blue chromisChromis abyssus Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis alpha Randall, 1988 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis crusma (Valenciennes, 1833) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pomacentrus weberi (Fowler & Bean, 1928) (Fowler & Bean, 1928) | synonym |
| Chromis simulanis Smith, 1960 Smith, 1960 | synonym |
| Chromis simulans Smith, 1960 Smith, 1960 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Fowler, H. W., & Bean, B. A. (1928). Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the families Pomacentridae, Labridae, and Callyodontidae, collected by the ... steamer “Albatross,” chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 100, v. 7: i–viii + 1–525, Pls. 1–49. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5YHVC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.