Pomacentridae

Chocolatedip chromis

Pycnochromis dimidiatus

Nine Centimeters Pomacentrid Fish of the Red Sea

• Brown
• Tropical
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Pycnochromis dimidiatus, commonly known as the chocolatedip chromis or Red Sea half-and-half chromis, is a species of chromine damselfish in the genus Pycnochromis. It is endemic to the Red Sea, where individuals prefer to live on reefs from depths of 1–36 m (3.3–118.1 ft). It was described by Carl Benjamin Klunzinger in 1871.