Scientific Name	Chromis vanderbilti   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Fowler, 1941)	Depth	2 - 20M
Chinese	凡氏光鰓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	凡氏光鰓魚
Max Length	4.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	Middle West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Waianae, Oahu I., Hawaiian Is., U.S.A.
Synonyms	Pycnochromis vanderbilti
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Fowler, H. W. 1941 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	ASIZP0057339. ASIZP0073112. ASIZP0073113. NMMSTP00009. NTUM02794. NTUM02812. USNM00275317. USNM00275518. USNM00314153.
Barcode	2012-10-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Vanderbilt's chromis; Blackfin damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII, 10-12; Anal rays II, 10-12; pectoral rays 16-18; lateral-line scales 16-18; body depth 2.3-2.7 in standard length. Posterior margin of preopercle smooth. 2 spinous procurrent rays on both upper and lower orgins of caudal fin. Color alternating blue and yellow stripes. Caudal fin with a broad yellow upper lobe margin and a broad black lower lobe margin; margin of spinous portion of the dorsal fin also yellow; the anal fin largely black.
habitats	Occurs in small to large aggregations in exposed outer reef slopes and rocky inshore reefs. Its diet consists of zooplankton, especially copepods.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific from Taiwan to the Hawaiian and Pitcairn Islands, north to the Izu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and Lord Howe and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters; Lyudao and Lanyu, southe
Utility	No commercial value.