Location: Maui, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Oval Chromis
Chromis ovalis
Oval Chromis
Also known as: Hawaiian chromis
Category: Chromis
Scientific Name: Chromis ovalis
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Ovalentaria (Order)
└Pomacentridae (Family)
└Chrominae (Subfamily)
└Chromis (Genus)
└C. ovalis (Species)
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