Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Spiny Chromis - Juvenile
Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Spiny Chromis
Category: Damselfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 3-180 ft. (1-55 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Pomacentridae (Family)
      └Pomacentrinae (Subfamily)
       └Acanthochromis (Genus)
        └A. polyacanthus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 279469🔗
iNaturalist ID: 319335🔗

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