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Chromis margaritifer
As recorded: Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- E.H. Chave and D.B. EckertEdith Deetsie Chave →D.B. Eckert →
- Date
- July 1, 1972
- Locality
- Fanning Island; English Harbor; seaward reef
- Island
- Fanning Island
- Depth
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1972, E.H. Chave and D.B. Eckert also collected 18 other specimens.
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Caesio teres
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Centropyge flavissima
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Chromis acares
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Chromis atripectoralis
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Cirripectes auritus
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Dascyllus auripinnis
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Epibulus insidiator
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Epinephelus tauvina
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Fusigobius neophytus
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Pseudanthias cooperi
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Pseudanthias dispar
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Sebastapistes cyanostigma
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Stegastes lividus
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Stegastes nigricans
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Stegastes nigricans
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Chromis margaritifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 888 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Dili Rock Dive Site, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Cabbage Tree Bay, AU-NS-MN, AU-NS, AU
(c) Michal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Inner 'Lighthouse' zone
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chromis margaritifer. BPBM 14070. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35989192. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14070.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35989192 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026