Scientific Name	Chromis atripectoralis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Welander & Schultz, 1951	Depth	1 - 29M
Chinese	黑腋光鰓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	綠光鰓魚
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Channel reef, Eman I., Bikini Atoll, cent. Pacific
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Welander, A. D. etc. 1951 Moyer, J.T. 1977 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Kim, Y.U. etc. 1997 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0065028. ASIZP0073208. ASIZP0073209. ASIZP0073210. ASIZP0073211. ASIZP0805683. ASIZP0805684. ASIZP0805685. ASIZP0805686. ASIZP0915683. ASIZP0915684. ASIZP0915685. ASIZP0915686. NMMSTP00870. NTUM02820. NTUM02824. NTUM04801.
Barcode	2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Black-axil chromis; Blackfin chromis
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII, 9-10; Anal rays II, 9-10; pectoral rays 18-20; lateral-line scales 15-16; body depth 2.0-2.1 in standard length. 3 spinous procurrent caudal rays on both upper and lower orgins of caudal fin. Pale green to light blue; black spot on axilla.
habitats	Inhabits clear lagoons, passages, and seaward reef slopes, in thickets of live or dead coral from 2 to 15m depth. Occurs in large aggregations feeding above staghorn Acropora corals. Stomach contents of individuals examined included mainly copepods
Distribution	Widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific, including most islands of Oceania except Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas, and Pitcairn Group; also Australia north to the Ryukyu Islands. The only confirmed records for the Indian Ocean are from the Seychelles, Thailand
Utility	No commercial value.