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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Chromis |
| Species: | C. degruyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Chromis degruyi Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008
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References edit
- ^ 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
- 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.
External links edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Chromis degruyi" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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