Chromis circumaurea
| Chromis circumaurea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Chromis |
| Species: | C. circumaurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromis circumaurea Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008 | |
Chromis circumaurea is a species of fish in the Pomacentridae family. 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
- ↑ 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
- 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.
External links
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Chromis circumaurea" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- Chromis circumaurea at the Encyclopedia of Life
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