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The '''smokey chromis''' |
The '''smokey chromis''', ''Chromis fumea'', is a [[damselfish]] of the genus ''[[Chromis]]'', found in the tropical waters of the eastern [[Indian Ocean]], and the western [[Pacific Ocean]] straying to northern [[New Zealand]], at depths of between 3 and 25 metres, off rocky or [[coral reef]] areas. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm. |
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The smokey chromis is a small schooling fish with a compact body and a deeply forked tail. |
The smokey chromis is a small schooling fish with a compact body and a deeply forked tail. |
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| Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917)
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The smokey chromis, Chromis fumea, is a damselfish of the genus Chromis, found in the tropical waters of the eastern Indian Ocean, and the western Pacific Ocean straying to northern New Zealand, at depths of between 3 and 25 metres, off rocky or coral reef areas. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm.
The smokey chromis is a small schooling fish with a compact body and a deeply forked tail.
Coloration is yellow on the back becoming almost white on the belly, and has a small white spot on the upper caudal peduncle and a dark brown stripe running along each lobe of the tail fin.
The smokey chromis is a plankton feeder but tends to stay closer to the bottom than other demoiselles.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Chromis fumea" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8