Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Scissortail Chromis
Scissortail Chromis
Scientific Name: Chromis atrilobata
Order: Ovalentaria
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Chrominae
Category: Chromis
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 10-250 ft. (3-75 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama

Small Oval Fishes
Chromis

Scissortail Chromis

Darkfin Chromis

Blue-Axil Chromis (Juvenile)

Yellowtail Reeffish

Hawaiian Bicolor Chromis

Sunshinefish

Sunshinefish (Juvenile)

Blue-and-Yellow Chromis

Bicolor Chromis

Oval Chromis

Threespot Chromis

Half-and-Half Chromis

Spiny Chromis (Juvenile)

Blue Chromis

Brown Chromis

Agile Chromis

Ambon Chromis



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