Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Chrysiptera brownriggii, commonly known as the surge damselfish, is a species of marine fish. It is widespread in Indo-Pacific waters from East Africa to the Marquesas Islands and Society Islands, north to Japan and south to Australia. Its common name arises because it is associated with the rubble in channels created by tidal surges in reefs, but it is also found on reef flats and submerged terraces. It is territorial but is frequently encountered in groups. The identity of the person honoured by the specific name was not stated by Bennett in his original description but it is almost certainly Robert Brownrigg (1759-1833) who was governor of Ceylon where the type was collected.
Wikipedia contributors, Chrysiptera brownriggii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:20:36.389423+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828)
- Name authority
- (Bennett, 1828)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Chrysiptera
- 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
- genusChrysiptera Swainson, 1839
- speciesChrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chrysiptera. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| twinspot damselfishChrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera albata Allen & Bailey, 2002 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera arnazae Allen, Erdmann & Barber, 2010 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera niger (Allen, 1975) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera chrysocephala Manica, Pilcher & Oakley, 2002 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen & Robertson, 1974) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera giti Allen & Erdmann, 2008 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| onespot damselfishChrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1906) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysiptera parasema (Fowler, 1918) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276827 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:5YKD2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.