Chromis cinerascens
Appearance
Chromis cinerascens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Pomacentridae |
Genus: | Chromis |
Species: | C. cinerascens
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Binomial name | |
Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830)
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Synonyms | |
Heliases cinerascens Cuvier, 1830 |
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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chromis cinerascens country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Chromis chrysura". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-09.