Scientific Name	Chromis margaritifer   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Fowler, 1946	Depth	2 - 20M
Chinese	雙斑光鰓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	雙斑光鰓魚
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔、黑婆仔(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Is., Japan
Synonyms	Chromis dimidiatus, Chromis dimidiatus margaritifer, Chromis margarifer, Chromis margaritifera
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)  Fowler, H. W. 1946 Moyer, J.T. 1977 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Kim, Y.U. etc. 1997
Specimen List	ASIZP0057346. ASIZP0059408. ASIZP0063439. ASIZP0069887. ASIZP0069896. ASIZP0069913. ASIZP0069986. ASIZP0069987. ASIZP0071946. ASIZP0073107. ASIZP0074629. ASIZP0803336. ASIZP0803337. ASIZP0803338. ASIZP0803339. ASIZP0803340. ASIZP0913336. ASIZP0913337. ASIZP0913338. ASIZP0913339. ASIZP0913340. BPBMI23181. FRIP21331. NMMBP03146. NMMBP03244. NMMBP06219. NMMBP08570. NMMSTP00111. NTOUP200801-045. NTOUP200801-046. NTOUP200910-154. NTOUP200910-158. NTOUP201203-091. NTOUP201203-180. NTOUP201203-216. NTOUP201203-244. NTOUP201207-593. ...List all 45 records...
Barcode	2012-10-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Whitetail chromis; Bicolor chromis; Chocolate dip; Half and half puller
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII, 12-13; Anal rays II, 11-12; pectoral rays 16-18; lateral-line scales 16-18; body depth 1.9-2.0 in standard length. 2 spinous procurrent rays on upper and lower orgins of caudal fin. Body dark brown, nearly black, with caudal peduncle and caudal fin abruptly white. Its caudal fin lobes end in two filaments. A black spot is at the base of the pectoral fin. Dorsal fin spine tips blue.
habitats	Usually seen singly or in small groups on coastal reefs from 2 to 20m depth, amongst mixed algae-coral reef or rocky reefs. Found on exposed seaward reefs; less abundant in lagoons and channels. Feeds on zooplankton.
Distribution	Distributed in the Pacific Ocean from Christmas Island and northwestern Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean to as far east as the Line and Tuamoto Islands, north to Japan. It is a common species in Taiwan except weastern part.
Utility	No commercial value.