Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Bicolor Chromis
Pycnochromis margaritifer
Bicolor Chromis
Category: Chromis
Scientific Name: Pycnochromis margaritifer
Synonyms: Chromis margaritifer
Size: up to 3 in. (8cm)  
Depth: 6-60 ft. (2-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family) Damselfishes
      └Chrominae (Subfamily) Chromis and Humbugs
       └Pycnochromis (Genus) Chromis
        └P. margaritifer (Species)

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