Chromis scotti
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Chromis |
| Species: | C. scotti
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| Binomial name | |
| Chromis scotti Emery, 1968
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The purple reeffish (Chromis scotti) is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It occurs from southern Florida through the Caribbean Sea to northern Brazil.[2] The specific name honours William Beverly Scott (1917-2014) who was the Curator of Ichthyology and Herpetology ate the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.[3]
References
- ^ Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R. (2015). "Chromis scotti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T188469A1879814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T188469A1879814.en.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chromis scotti". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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External links
- Photos of Chromis scotti on Sealife Collection
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