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SU 5995 Chromis velox Jenkins [O. P.], 1901 Syntype  [Collection database record]
velox, Chromis Jenkins [O. P.] 1901:393, Fig. 6 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 (1899); ref. 2340] Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands. Holotype: USNM 49698. Paratypes: CAS-SU 5995 (1), 23293 (2), 23309 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:82-83 [ref. 12291]. Type series apparently consists of 5 specimens (see p. 393). The figured specimen, listed as the type, can be considered as the holotype if that specimen is identifiable. •Synonym of Chromis ovalis (Steindachner 1900) -- (Randall & Follett 1989:848 [ref. 13575], Allen 1991:240 [ref. 19344], Mundy 2005:427 [ref. 28379], Parenti 2021:56 [ref. 38418]). Current status: Synonym of Chromis ovalis (Steindachner 1900). Pomacentridae: Chrominae. Habitat: marine.
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