Shortsnout Chromis

Azurina brevirostris

Short snout on deep Pacific reefs

Shortsnout Chromis is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 6.9 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Azurina
Maximum length: 6.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: Marshall Islands southward to Fiji, across the Caroline Islands from Puluwat to Palau, and south to Vanuatu. This species was not observed at Rarotonga (Cook Islands), Kiritimati (Line Islands), nor in American Samoa during brief surveys of deep reefs in these areas.

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