Chromis brevirostris

Chromis brevirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Chromis
Species:	C. brevirostris
Binomial name
	Chromis brevirostris; Pyle, 2008

Chromis brevirostris, the shortsnout chromis, is a species of Chromis first described in 2008 from the 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. It is generally abundant in its environment, living at depths of 90–120 metres (300–390 ft), tending to live in groups ranging in size from six to several dozen.^[1]

Description

The fish is around 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long, 1.5 cm (0.6 in) deep and are pale lavender-tinged grey in colour.^[1]

Etymology

The name of this species was derived from the Latin words brevis (meaning "short") and rostrum (meaning "beak" or "snout"). This is in reference to the very short snout of this species relative to other species in the genus Chromis.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Richard L. Pyle, John L. Earle & Brian D. Greene (2008). "Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1671: 3–31.

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[original-1] 1 2 3 Richard L. Pyle, John L. Earle & Brian D. Greene (2008). "Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1671: 3–31.