Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Black-Axil Chromis
Chromis atripectoralis
Black-Axil Chromis
Category: Chromis
Scientific Name: Chromis atripectoralis
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 6-45 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia, Australia, Taiwan
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└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
       └Chromis (Genus) Chromis
        └C. atripectoralis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 212812🔗
iNaturalist ID: 181020🔗

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