Scientific Name	Chromis leucura   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Gilbert, 1905	Depth	20 - 119M
Chinese	亮光鰓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	亮光鰓魚
Max Length	7 m	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality
Synonyms	Chromis leucurus
Reference	Fishbase(2005)  Moyer, J.T. 1977 Kim, Y.U. etc. 1997
Specimen List	ASIZP0069376. ASIZP0069378. ASIZP0069387. ASIZP0069413. ASIZP0069414. ASIZP0069419. ASIZP0801210. ASIZP0801211. ASIZP0801212. ASIZP0911210. ASIZP0911211. ASIZP0911212.
Barcode	2016-02-03,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-02-03,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-02-03,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Whitetail chromis
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII, 14; Anal rays II, 13-15; pectoral rays 16-17; lateral-line scales 13-15; body depth 1.7-1.9 in standard length. 2 spinous procurrent rays on upper and lower orgins of caudal fin. Overall color is dark blue, with a black spot on the pectoral fin base; caudal fin white; posterior edges of dorsal and anal fins black, adjacent caudal peduncle also black; pelvic fins mostly yellow.
habitats	Found in aggregations near ledges and deep patch reefs from 50 to 100m or more.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, scattered localities, including the Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Mauritius, and Réunion. It is found in Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.