Chromis

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Chromis
Temporal range: 11–0 Ma
Late Miocene to present[1]
Chromis chromis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Chrominae
Genus: Chromis
G. Cuvier, 1814
Type species
Sparus chromis
Species

Around 100, see text.

Chromis is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. While the term damselfish describes a group of marine fish including more than one genus, Chromis is the largest genus of damselfishes. Certain species within the genus are common in the aquarium trade.

Species

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Chromis alpha
Chromis dispilus
Chromis enchrysura
Chromis multilineata
Chromis nitida
Chromis notata
Chromis punctipinnis
Chromis scotti
Chromis viridis

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[2][3]

References

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  5. ^ a b c Allen, Gerald R., & Allen, Mark G. (2021). Two new species of Chromis (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) from northwestern Australia and the southwestern Pacific Ocean, previously part of C. fumea (Tanaka, 1917). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 38, 78–103. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5601971
  6. ^ Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2020) Chromis pacifica, a new Pacific Ocean damselfish distinct from Indian Ocean Chromis agilis (Teleostei: Pomacentridae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 35, 102-117.; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3988552
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