Dark-fin chromis

Pycnochromis atripes

Nine Centimeters Pomacentrid Fish of Australian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Pycnochromis atripes, the dark-fin chromis, is a diurnal species of damselfish belonging to the genus Pycnochromis. It can be found in the Western Pacific Ocean in Christmas Islands and in north-western Australia in the East Indian Ocean to Kiribati, and north to Southern Japan. It can also be found in Tonga.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Pycnochromis
Maximum length: 9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Christmas Island and the northwest shelf reefs of Australia in the to Kiribati, north to southern Japan. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).

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