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Genus Chromis
Damsels, Part 1
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By Bob Fenner
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A school of
Chromis viridis in Fiji
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Aquarium Species of Chromis of
Interest:
If one wanted, they could have a marine store stocking nothing but
these small, peaceful fishes. The genus Chromis comprises some eighty
described species.
| Chromis acares Randall & Swerdloff 1973,
the Midget Chromis. Pacific Plate; Mariana Is. to Hawaiian, Society
Islands. To one and three quarter inches in length. One in Roratonga, Cook Islands. |
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| Chromis agilis Smith 1960, the Reef Chromis.
Widespread in the Indo-west Pacific, including Hawaiian Islands
where this species is most frequently gathered for the aquarium
trade. To three inches in length. A good species for reef tanks.
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| Chromis alpha Randall 1988, the
Yellow-Speckled Chromis. Western and central southern Pacific, plus
eastern Indian Ocean. To about three inches in length. A touchier
species that rarely makes its way into the hobby, mainly from Fiji.
One in Bunaken/Sulawesi/Indonesia, another in Fiji. |
 
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| Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker 1873), the
Ambon Chromis. West-central Pacific; Cocos-Keeling Islands to Samoa
and the Marshall Islands. To three inches in length. This one off
of Queensland, Australia. |
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| Chromis analis (Cuvier 1830), Yellow
Chromis. To 17 cm. in length. Western Pacific; Japan, Australia,
Fiji. One in Fiji, another in N. Sulawesi. |
 
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| Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean 1928, Darkfin Chromis.
W. Pacific. To 7 cm. Fiji 2017 w/ a L. dimidiatus cleaner. |
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| Chromis atrilobata GIll 1862, the
Scissortail Chromis. Sea of Cortex to N. Peru and Galapagos
Islands. To 12 cm. Costa Rica (Pacific side)
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| Chromis atripectoralis Welander &
Schultz 1951, the Black-Axil Chromis. Very similar to the
oh-so-common Blue Chromis, C. viridis, but distinguished by a
prominent black blotch at their insertion to the pectoral fins.
Indo-Pacific but not Hawai'i. This specimen in Australian
waters. To four and a half inches in length. |
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Chromis bami
Randall 1988. 1.5" SL; Eastern Central Pacific. Fr. Polynesia
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Chromis caudalis
Randall & McCosker 1992, the Dusky
Chromis. Eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans. To three inches
in length. Mainly imported from the Marshalls and Indonesia. A
hardy species if shipped properly and not nicked. This one in
Bunaken/Sulawesi/Indonesia. |
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| Chromis chrysura (Bliss 1883), the Stout Chromis.
Indo-West Pacific; including E. Africa, but not the Red Sea. This juvenile
identified by Anthony Gill, in Mauritius 2016. |
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| Chromis cyanea (Poey 1860), the
Blue Chromis. One of actually a few species with this common
appellation. This one hails from the tropical west Atlantic. To
four inches in length. One off the coast of Bimini and another off
Cancun. |
 
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| Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger 1871), the
Two-tone Chromis. Indian Ocean and Red Sea (origin of this image).
To two inches overall length. A more common offering in European
pet-fish markets. Red Sea image. |
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Chromis enchrysura (Klunzinger 1871),
Yellowtail Chromis. To 4"; Tropical W. Atlantic. Rear unpaired fins clear to
yellow in color. Black spot at base of pectoral fins.
Roatan 2019. |
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