Smokey chromis
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| Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917) |
The smokey chromis, Chromis fumea, is a damselfish of the genus Chromis, found in the tropical waters of the eastern Indian Ocean, and the western Pacific Ocean straying to northern New Zealand, at depths of between 3 and 25 metres, off rocky or coral reef areas. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm.
The smokey chromis is a small schooling fish with a compact body and a deeply forked tail.
Coloration is yellow on the back becoming almost white on the belly, and has a small white spot on the upper caudal peduncle and a dark brown stripe running along each lobe of the tail fin.
The smokey chromis is a plankton feeder but tends to stay closer to the bottom than other demoiselles.
[edit] References
- "Chromis fumea". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
