Chrysiptera brownriggii

Chrysiptera brownriggii, commonly known as the surge damselfish, is a species of marine fish. It is widespread in Indo-Pacific waters from East Africa to the Marquesas Islands and Society Islands, north to Japan and south to Australia. Its common name arises because it is associated with the rubble in channels created by tidal surges in reefs, but it is also found on reef flats and submerged terraces. It is territorial but is frequently encountered in groups.^[2] The identity of the person honoured by the specific name was not stated by Bennett in his original description but it is almost certainly Robert Brownrigg (1759-1833) who was governor of Ceylon where the type was collected.^[3]

Chrysiptera brownriggii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Chrysiptera
Species:	C. brownriggii
Binomial name
Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828)
Synonyms[2]
List Chaetodon brownriggii Bennett, 1828 Glyphisodon leucopomus Cuvier, 1830 Chrysiptera leucopoma (Cuvier, 1830) Chrysiptera leucopomus (Cuvier, 1830) Glyphidodontops leucopomus (Cuvier, 1830) Glyphisodon xanthozona Bleeker, 1853 Abudefduf xanthozona (Bleeker, 1853) Abudefduf xanthozonus (Bleeker, 1853) Chrysiptera xanthozona (Bleeker, 1853) Glyphisodon albofasciatus Hombron & H. Jacquinot, 1853 Chrysiptera albofasciata Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 Glyphidodon taenioruptus Cartier, 1874 Glyphidodon amabilis De Vis, 1884 Abudefduf miyakoe Okada & Ikeda, 1937 Chrysiptera caudofasciata Okada & Ikeda, 1939