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Chromis cinerascens

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Chromis cinerascens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chromis
Species:
C. cinerascens
Binomial name
Chromis cinerascens
(Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms

Heliases cinerascens Cuvier, 1830
Glyphisodon angulatus Bleeker, 1845 Chromis insulindicus Bleeker, 1877
Glyphisodon javanicus van Hasselt, 1877

Chromis cinerascens, the green puller, is a diurnal species of damselfish belonging to the genus Chromis. It can be found in the Indo-West Pacific region, in Sri Lanka, Maldives, the Andaman Sea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, East Timor, Brunei Darussalam, North-western Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.[2] It inhabits coral reefs. It is oviparous, and the males of the species guard and aerate the eggs.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Jenkins, A.; Allen, G.; Yeeting, B. & Carpenter, K.E. (2017). "Chromis cinerascens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188326A1858657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188326A1858657.en.
  2. ^ "Chromis cinerascens country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. ^ "Chromis chrysura". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-09.