Chromis circumaurea is a species of fish found 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 color and morphological basis.[1]

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

References edit

  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 edit

  • 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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