Chromis is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae . While the term damselfish describes a group of marine fish including more than one genus, Chromis is the largest genus of damselfishes. Certain species within the genus are common in the aquarium trade.
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Chromis alpha
Chromis dispilus
Chromis enchrysura
Chromis multilineata
Chromis nitida
Chromis notata
Chromis punctipinnis
Chromis scotti
Chromis viridis
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[2] [3]
Chromis abyssicola G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall , 1985 (Deepsea chromis)
Chromis abyssus Pyle , Earle & Greene , 2008 (Deep blue chromis)
Chromis agilis J. L. B. Smith , 1960 (Agile chromis)
Chromis albicauda G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2009 (White-caudal chromis)
Chromis albomaculata Kamohara , 1960 (White-spotted chromis)
Chromis alpha J. E. Randall , 1988 (Yellow-speckled chromis)
Chromis alta D. W. Greenfield & Woods , 1980 (Oval damselfish)
Chromis anadema Motomura , Nishiyama & Chiba , 2017 (Indigo chromis)
Chromis analis G. Cuvier , 1830 (Yellow chromis)
Chromis athena G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2008
Chromis atripectoralis Welander & L. P. Schultz , 1951 (Black-axil chromis)
Chromis axillaris E. T. Bennett , 1831 (Grey chromis)
Chromis bermudae Nichols, 1920 (Flashing chromis)
Chromis bowesi Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle , Copus, Shepherd & Rocha , 2019 (Rhomboid Chromis)
Chromis cadenati Whitley , 1951 (Cadenat's chromis)
Chromis caerulea Cuvier , 1830 (Blue puller)
Chromis chromis (Linnaeus , 1758 ) (Damselfish)
Chromis chrysura Bliss , 1883 (Stout chromis)
Chromis cinerascens G. Cuvier , 1830 (Green puller)
Chromis circumaurea Pyle , Earle & Greene , 2008 (Gold-rim chromis)
Chromis crusma Valenciennes , 1833 (Valparaiso chromis)
Chromis cyanea Poey , 1860 (Blue chromis)
Chromis dasygenys Fowler , 1935 (Blue-spotted chromis)
Chromis degruyi Pyle , Earle & Greene , 2008 (DeGruy's chromis)
Chromis dimidiata Klunzinger , 1871 (Chocolatedip chromis)
Chromis dispilus Griffin , 1923 (Demoiselle)
Chromis durvillei Quero , Spitz & Vayne , 2010 (Bourbon chromis)
Chromis earina Pyle , Earle & Greene , 2008 (Spring chromis)
Chromis enchrysura D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert , 1882 (Yellowtail reeffish)
Chromis flavapicis J. E. Randall , 2001
Chromis flavaxilla J. E. Randall , 1994 (Arabian chromis)
Chromis flavicauda Günther , 1880 (Cobalt chromis)
Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara , 1960 (Yellow-spotted chromis)
Chromis fumea S. Tanaka (I) , 1917 (Smokey chromis)
Chromis gunting Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle , Copus, Shepherd & Rocha , 2019 (Dragfish)
Chromis hangganan Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle , Copus, Shepherd & Rocha , 2019 (Dark Margin Chromis)
Chromis hypsilepis Günther , 1867 (Brown puller)
Chromis insolata G. Cuvier , 1830 (Sunshinefish)
Chromis jubauna R. L. Moura , 1995
Chromis kennensis Whitley , 1964 [4]
Chromis klunzingeri Whitley , 1929 (Black-headed chromis)
Chromis limbata Valenciennes , 1830 (Azores chromis)
Chromis limbaughi D. W. Greenfield & L. P. Woods , 1980 (Limbaugh's damselfish)
Chromis lubbocki A. J. Edwards , 1986 (Lubbock's chromis)
Chromis mamatapara Shepherd, Pinheiro, Phelps, Easton, Pérez-Matus & Rocha , 2020
Chromis mirationis S. Tanaka (I) , 1917 (Japanese chromis)
Chromis monochroma G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall , 2004 (Monochrome chromis)
Chromis nigroanalis J. E. Randall , 1988 (Kenyan chromis)
Chromis nitida Whitley , 1928 (Barrier reef chromis)
Chromis norfolkensis G. R. Allen & M. G. Allen , 2021[5]
Chromis notata Temminck & Schlegel , 1843 (Pearl-spot chromis) [4]
Chromis okamurai Yamakawa & J. E. Randall , 1989 (Okinawa chromis)
Chromis onumai Senou & Kudo , 2007
Chromis opercularis Günther , 1867 (Doublebar chromis)
Chromis ovalis Steindachner , 1900 (Hawaiian chromis)
Chromis pamae J. E. Randall & J. E. McCosker , 1992
Chromis pelloura J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen , 1982 (Duskytail chromis)
Chromis pembae J. L. B. Smith , 1960 (Pemba chromis)
Chromis planesi Lecchini & J. T. Williams , 2004
Chromis punctipinnis Cooper , 1863 (Blacksmith)
Chromis pura G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall , 2004 (Pura chromis)
Chromis randalli D. W. Greenfield & Hensley , 1970 (Randall's chromis)
Chromis retrofasciata M. C. W. Weber , 1913 (Black-bar chromis)
Chromis sahulensis G. R. Allen & M. G. Allen , 2021
Chromis sanctaehelenae A. J. Edwards , 1987 (St. Helena chromis)
Chromis scotochiloptera Fowler , 1918 (Philippines chromis)
Chromis scotti Emery , 1968 (Purple reeffish)
Chromis norfolkensis G. R. Allen & M. G. Allen , 2021[5]
Chromis struhsakeri J. E. Randall & Swerdloff , 1973 (Struhsaker's chromis)
Chromis ternatensis Bleeker , 1856 (Ternate chromis)
Chromis tingting Tea, Gill & Senou, 2019 [6]
Chromis torquata G. R. Allen , 2018 (Malayan chromis)
Chromis trialpha G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall , 1980 (Trispot chromis)
Chromis unipa G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2009 (Unipa chromis)
Chromis vanbebberae E. P. McFarland , C. Baldwin , D. R. Robertson , L. A. Rocha , L. Tornabene , 2020 (Whitetail reeffish)
Chromis vanderbilti Fowler , 1941 (Vanderbilt's chromis)
Chromis verater D. S. Jordan & Metz , 1912 (Threespot chromis)
Chromis viridis G. Cuvier , 1830 (Blue green damselfish)
Chromis weberi Fowler & B. A. Bean , 1928 (Weber's chromis)
Chromis westaustralis G. R. Allen , 1976 (West Australian chromis)
Chromis woodsi Bruner & Arnam , 1979 (Wood's chromis)
Chromis xanthochira Bleeker , 1851 (Yellow-axil chromis)
Chromis xanthopterygia J. E. Randall & McCarthy, 1988 (Yellowfin chromis)
Chromis xanthura Bleeker , 1854 (Paletail chromis)
Chromis xouthos G. R. Allen & Erdmann , 2005 (Yellow-brown chromis)
Chromis xutha J. E. Randall , 1988 (Buff chromis)
Chromis yamakawai Iwatsubo & Motomura , 2013 [4]
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Allen, Gerald R., & Allen, Mark G. (2021). Two new species of Chromis (Teleostei: Pomacentridae) from northwestern Australia and the southwestern Pacific Ocean, previously part of C. fumea (Tanaka, 1917). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 38, 78–103. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5601971