Chromis leucura

As recorded: Chromis leucura Gilbert, 1905

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae

Collected by: R.L. Pyle, J.L. Earle, and B.D. GreeneJohn L. Earle →Brian D. Greene →Richard L. Pyle →
Date: July 21, 2005
Locality: Kiritimati Atoll; E of northernmost point of atoll; off water tower
Island: Kiritimati Atoll
Depth: 92 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

13 Bishop specimens of Chromis leucura · collected 1964–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 21, 2005, R.L. Pyle, J.L. Earle, and B.D. Greene also collected 21 other specimens.

Chromis leucura observed alive

This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-02-27.

2022-02-27

Ewa Pinnacles

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-05

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-02-10

Saint-Leu, Saint-Paul, La Réunion

(c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Chromis leucura. BPBM 40246. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090269531. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/40246.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 1090269531 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026