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Blacktail chromis (Pycnochromis nigrurus)
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Blacktail chromis (Pycnochromis nigrurus) specimen
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Pomacentridae

Blacktail chromis

Pycnochromis nigrurus

Six Centimeters Pomacentrid Fish from the Indian Ocean

  • Black
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • South Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Blacktail chromis is a marine fish from Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 6 cm.

Maximum length
6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indian Ocean: eastern Africa to Sri Lanka and the Maldives; also recorded at Cocos-Keeling and Christmas Island.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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