Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Chromis alta
chromis dorso plateado, castañeta de aqua profunda, Silverstripe chromis
Elongate, disk-shaped body. Grayish brown to dark charcoal; often some iridescent blue markings. Juvenile is brilliant iridescent blue markings on head and body that fade with maturity. Size: 8-10 cm Size: 6-10cm
Habitat: The mexican population appear to occur only in deep water (25 m or greater), but at Galapagos the fish occur in shallow waters (1 to 2 m)
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Ovalentaria incertae sedis
Family
Pomacentridae
Genus
Chromis
Species
alta
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eastern Pacific, from Thesis Bank on the outer coast of Baja California into the Gulf of California and Ecuador in the Galapagos, Southern Baja California to Southern Mexico and all the offshore Islands
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Chromis alta", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7712. Accessed 31 October 2026.