Chromis degruyi

Chromis degruyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Family:Pomacentridae
Genus:Chromis
Species: C. degruyi
Binomial name
Chromis degruyi
Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008

Chromis degruyi is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It was first found at depths greater than 60 metres (200 ft) in a coral reef habitat in the western Pacific, specifically the Caroline Islands. It differs from its cogenerates on a colour and morphological basis.[1]

References

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

Further reading

  • Allen, Gerald R., and Mark V. Erdmann. "Two new species of damselfishes (Pomacentridae: Chromis) from Indonesia." Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 15.3 (2009): 121-134.
  • Quéro, Jean-Claude, Jérôme Spitz, and Jean-Jacques Vayne. "Chromis durvillei: une nouvelle espèce de Pomacentridae de l’île de la Réunion (France, océan Indien) et premier signalement pour l’île de Chromis axillaris."Cybium 33.4 (2009): 321-326.


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