Fish Classification
Class
ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-finned fishes
Order
PERCIFORMES Perches and allies
Family
POMACENTRIDAE Damselfishes
Genus
Chromis
Species
abyssicola alpha amboinensis analis atripectoralis atripes caudalis cf okamurai chrysura cinerascens circumaurea delta elerae hypsilepis iomelas kennensis klunzingeri lepidolepis lineata margaritifer mirationis nitida norfolkensis opercularis pacifica retrofasciata sahulensis ternatensis vanderbilti viridis weberi westaustralis xanthochira xanthura

Genus Chromis

Summary:

A large damselfish genus with more than 80 species having the following combination of characters: an elliptical and moderately deep body, depth 53-62% SL; a short snout; biserial teeth including an outer row of enlarged conical teeth; head fully scaled except for the tip of the snout and the area around the nasal openings; dorsal fin with 12-15 spines and 10-15 soft rays; anal fin with two spines and 10-14 soft rays; caudal fin with 15 principal rays and 5-6 procurrent rays, the first two or three of the latter being spiniform; and fewer than 30 scale rows in the longitudinal series (Randal1 et al. 1981, Allen 1991, Iwatsubo & Motomura 2013).

Author: Bray, D.J. 2020