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Fish Classification
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Class
ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-finned fishes -
Order
PERCIFORMES Perches and allies -
Family
POMACENTRIDAE Damselfishes -
Genus
Chromis -
Species
abyssicolaalpha
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
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2020, Chromis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Feb 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/338
References
Allen, G.R. 1991. Damselfishes of the World. Melle, Germany : Mergus Verlag 271 pp.