Pomacentridae

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.