Pomacentridae

Short-tail doublebar Chromis

Chromis anadema

Fish Reaching Eleven Point Six Centimeters in Japanese Waters

• Tropical
• Oceanic
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

The indigo chromis (Chromis anadema), is a species of damselfish native to the Pacific Ocean, with occurrences in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, Palau to the islands in the Polynesian region (Marquesas, Society, Gambier and Pitcairn Islands). It is a species that lives in small schools close to coral walls in deep-waters.