Chromis
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- As invalidly established by A.C.L.G. GüntherAlbert C. L. G. GüntherAlbert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther , was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist....
in 1862, Chromis is a junior synonym of the freshwaterFreshwaterFresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and...
cichlidCichlidCichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of...
genus TilapiaTilapiaTilapia , is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. Tilapia inhabit a variety of fresh water habitats, including shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Historically, they have been of major importance in artisan fishing in Africa and the...
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Chromis is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae
Pomacentridae
Pomacentridae are a family of perciform fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. They are primarily marine, while a few species inhabit freshwater and brackish environments . They are noted for their hardy constitutions and territoriality...
. While the term Damselfish
Damselfish
Damselfish comprise the family Pomacentridae except those of the genera Amphiprion and Premnas. They can grow up to long. While most are marine, a few species inhabit the lower stretches of rivers in freshwater. Damselfish usually have bright colors. in tropical coral reefs, and many of those are...
describes a group of marine fish larger than just one genus, most damselfish are in the genus Chromis. These fish are popular aquarium pets due to their small size, tolerance for poor water quality, and bright colors.
Species
- Chromis abrupta Randall, 2001
- Chromis abyssicola Allen and Randall, 1985
- Chromis abyssusChromis abyssusDeep Blue Chromis is a species of Chromis first discovered in 1997 and described in 2008. The fish only lives more than below the surface of the Pacific Ocean around the coast of the Ngemelis Islands, Palau...
Pyle et al., 2008 - Chromis acares Randall and Swerdloff, 1973
- Chromis agilis Smith, 1960
- Chromis albomaculata Kamohara, 1960
- Chromis alleni Randall, Ida and Moyer, 1981
- Chromis alpha Randall, 1988
- Chromis alta Greenfield and Woods, 1980
- Chromis amboinensisChromis amboinensisChromis amboinensis is a Chromis from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm in length....
(Bleeker, 1873) - Chromis analis (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)
- Chromis atrilobata Gill, 1862
- Chromis atripectoralisChromis atripectoralisThe Black-axil chromis is a damselfish from the tropical Indo-Pacific. This fish can reach almost 5 in in length. This fish inhabits lagoons and reefs. It often occurs in large numbers, feeding above Acropora corals. This fish mostly feeds upon copepods, amphipods, and zoea.This fish is often...
Welander and Schultz, 1951 - Chromis atripes Fowler and Bean, 1928
- Chromis axillaris (Bennett, 1831)
- Chromis bami Randall and McCosker, 1992
- Chromis brevirostrisChromis brevirostrisThe Shortsnout Chromis is a species of Chromis first described in 2008 in Pacific Ocean around Palau. They have also been sighted in the Marshall Islands close to Fiji, in the Caroline Islands from Puluwat to Palau, and south of Vanuatu...
Pyle et al., 2008 - Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951
- Chromis caerulea (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)
- Chromis caudalis Randall, 1988
- Chromis chromisChromis chromisChromis chromis is a Chromis from the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 25cm in length....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883)
- Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830)
- Chromis circumaurea Pyle et al., 2008
- Chromis crusma (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833)
- Chromis cyaneaChromis cyaneaChromis cyanea, also known as Blue Reef Chromis, or just Blue Chromis is a fish from the western Atlantic Ocean that occasionally is kept in marine aquariums.-Appearance:...
(Poey, 1860) - Chromis dasygenys (Fowler, 1935)
- Chromis degruyi Pyle et al., 2008
- Chromis delta Randall, 1988
- Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871)
- New Zealand demoiselleNew Zealand demoiselleThe New Zealand demoiselle, Chromis dispilus, is a damselfish of the genus Chromis, found between North Cape and East Cape of the North Island of New Zealand to depths of about 60 metres, off rocky coasts...
, Chromis dispilus Griffin, 1923 - Chromis earina Pyle et al., 2008
- Chromis elerae Fowler and Bean, 1928
- Chromis enchrysura Jordan and Gilbert, 1882
- Chromis fatuhivae Randall, 2001
- Chromis flavapicis Randall, 2001
- Chromis flavaxilla Randall, 1994
- Chromis flavicauda (Günther, 1880)
- Chromis flavipectoralis Randall, 1988
- Chromis flavomaculataChromis flavomaculataChromis flavomaculata is a Chromis from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of in length....
Kamohara, 1960 - Smokey chromisSmokey chromisThe smokey chromis, Chromis fumea, is a damselfish of the genus Chromis, found in the tropical waters of the eastern Indian Ocean, and the western Pacific Ocean across to north New Zealand, at depths of between 3 and 25 metres, off rocky or coral reef areas...
, Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917) - Chromis hanui Randall and Swerdloff, 1973
- Chromis hypsilepis (Günther, 1867)
- Chromis insolata (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)
- Chromis intercrusma Evermann and Radcliff, 1917
- Chromis iomelasChromis iomelasChromis maculatus is a Chromis from the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 8 cm in length....
Jordan and Seale, 1906 - Chromis jubauna Moura, 1995
- Chromis klunzingeri Whitley, 1929
- Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877
- Chromis leucura Gilbert, 1905
- Chromis limbata (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830)
- Chromis limbaughiChromis limbaughiChromis limbaughi is a Chromis from the Eastern Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10 cm in length....
Greenfield and Woods, 1980 - Chromis lineataChromis lineataChromis lineata is a Chromis from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7 cm in length....
Fowler and Bean, 1928 - Chromis lubbocki Edwards, 1986
- Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946
- Chromis meridiana Greenfield and Woods, 1980
- Chromis mirationis Tanaka, 1917
- Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853)
- Chromis nigroanalis Randall, 1988
- Chromis nigrura Smith, 1960
- Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928)
- Chromis notataChromis notataThe pearl-spot chromis, Chromis notata, is a damselfish of the family Pomacentridae, found in the northwest Pacific from southern Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and China, at depths of between 2 and 15 m. Its length is up to 17 cm....
(Temminck and Schlegel, 1843) - Chromis okamurai Yamakawa and Randall, 1989
- Chromis opercularis (Günther in Playfair and Günther, 1867)
- Chromis ovalis (Steindachner, 1900)
- Chromis ovatiformis Fowler, 1946
- Chromis pamae Randall and McCosker, 1992
- Chromis pelloura Randall and Allen, 1982
- Chromis pembae Smith, 1960
- Chromis punctipinnisChromis punctipinnisThe blacksmith is a fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its range is from Monterey Bay, California, to central Baja California, Mexico. The blacksmith reaches a maximum size of 25 cm and is dark blue.The blacksmith is symbiotic with the senorita fish...
(Cooper, 1863) - Chromis randalli Greenfield and Hensley, 1970
- Chromis retrofasciataChromis retrofasciataChromis retrofasciata is a Chromis from the Western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 4 cm in length....
Weber, 1913 - Chromis sanctaehelenaeChromis sanctaehelenaeChromis sanctaehelenae is a species of fish in the Pomacentridae family. It is endemic to Saint Helena.-Source:* Roberts, C. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
Edwards in Edwards and Glass, 1987 - Chromis scotochiloptera Fowler, 1918
- Chromis scotti Emery, 1968
- Chromis struhsakeri Randall and Swerdloff, 1973
- Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)
- Chromis triacantha Bowdich, 1825
- Chromis trialpha Allen and Randall, 1980
- Chromis vanderbilti (Fowler, 1941)
- Chromis verater Jordan and Metz, 1912
- Chromis viridisChromis viridisThe Green Chromis, Chromis viridis, is a species of damselfish. Individuals tend to be iridescent apple-green and light blue, and reach a length of about 3 in .It is sometimes called "Blue-green Chromis", but that may also refer to C...
(Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) - Chromis weberi Fowler and Bean, 1928
- Chromis westaustralis Allen, 1976
- Chromis woodsi Bruner and Arnam, 1979
- Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851)
- Chromis xanthopterygia Randall and McCarthy, 1988
- Chromis xanthuraChromis xanthuraChromis xanthura is a Chromis from the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 15 cm in length....
(Bleeker, 1854) - Chromis xutha Randall, 1988