page_title: Chromis
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Chromis / Species
caption_attribution_description: English: Green chromis fish (Chromis viridis) at Bristol Zoo Aquarium, England.
context_page_description: Chromis is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. While the term damselfish describes a group of marine fish including more than one genus, most damselfish are in the genus Chromis. These fish are popular aquarium pets due to their small size, tolerance for poor water quality, and bright colors, though their lifespans tend to be shorter than other fish.
context_section_description: There are currently 100 recognized species in this genus:
  Chromis abrupta J. E. Randall, 2001
  Chromis abyssicola G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1985 (Deepsea chromis)
  Chromis abyssus Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008 (Deep blue chromis)
  Chromis acares J. E. Randall & Swerdloff, 1973 (Midget chromis)
  Chromis agilis J. L. B. Smith, 1960 (Agile chromis)
  Chromis albicauda G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2009 (White-caudal chromis)
  Chromis albomaculata Kamohara, 1960 (White-spotted chromis)
  Chromis alleni J. E. Randall, H. Ida & J. T. Moyer, 1981 (Allen's chromis)
  Chromis alpha J. E. Randall, 1988 (Yellow-speckled chromis)
  Chromis alta D. W. Greenfield & Woods, 1980 (Oval damselfish)
  Chromis amboinensis Bleeker, 1873 (Ambon chromis)
  Chromis analis G. Cuvier, 1830 (Yellow chromis)
  Chromis athena G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008
  Chromis atrilobata T. N. Gill, 1862 (Scissortail damselfish)
  Chromis atripectoralis Welander & L. P. Schultz, 1951 (Black-axil chromis)
  Chromis atripes Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Dark-fin chromis)
  Chromis axillaris E. T. Bennett, 1831 (Grey chromis)
  Chromis bami J. E. Randall & J. E. McCosker, 1992
  Chromis brevirostris Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008 (Shortsnout chromis)
  Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951 (Cadenat's chromis)
  Chromis caudalis J. E. Randall, 1988 (Blue-axil chromis)
  Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Damselfish)
  Chromis chrysura Bliss, 1883 (Stout chromis)
  Chromis cinerascens G. Cuvier, 1830 (Green puller)
  Chromis circumaurea Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008 (Gold-rim chromis)
  Chromis crusma Valenciennes, 1833 (Valparaiso chromis)
  Chromis cyanea Poey, 1860 (Blue chromis)
  Chromis dasygenys Fowler, 1935 (Blue-spotted chromis)
  Chromis degruyi Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008 (DeGruy's chromis)
  Chromis delta J. E. Randall, 1988 (Deep reef chromis)
  Chromis dimidiata Klunzinger, 1871 (Chocolatedip chromis)
  Chromis dispilus Griffin, 1923 (Demoiselle)
  Chromis durvillei Quero, Spitz & Vayne, 2010 (Bourbon chromis)
  Chromis earina Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008 (Spring chromis)
  Chromis elerae Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Twinspot chromis)
  Chromis enchrysura D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Yellowtail reeffish)
  Chromis fatuhivae J. E. Randall, 2001
  Chromis fieldi  J. E. Randall & DiBattista, 2013 (Two-tone chromis) 
  Chromis flavapicis J. E. Randall, 2001
  Chromis flavaxilla J. E. Randall, 1994 (Arabian chromis)
  Chromis flavicauda Günther, 1880 (Cobalt chromis)
  Chromis flavipectoralis J. E. Randall, 1988 (Malayan chromis)
  Chromis fumea S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (Smokey chromis)
  Chromis hanui J. E. Randall & Swerdloff, 1973 (Chocolate-dip chromis)
  Chromis howsoni G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2014 
  Chromis hypsilepis Günther, 1867 (Brown puller)
  Chromis insolata G. Cuvier, 1830 (Sunshinefish)
  Chromis intercrusma Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917 (Peruvian chromis)
  Chromis iomelas D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Half-and-half chromis)
  Chromis jubauna R. L. Moura, 1995
  Chromis kennensis Whitley, 1964 
  Chromis klunzingeri Whitley, 1929 (Black-headed chromis)
  Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877 (Scaly chromis)
  Chromis leucura C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Whitetail chromis)
  Chromis limbata Valenciennes, 1830 (Azores chromis)
  Chromis limbaughi D. W. Greenfield & L. P. Woods, 1980 (Limbaugh's damselfish)
  Chromis lineata Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 (Lined chromis)
  Chromis lubbocki A. J. Edwards, 1986 (Lubbock's chromis)
  Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946 (Bicolor chromis)
  Chromis meridiana D. W. Greenfield & L. P. Woods, 1980
  Chromis mirationis S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (Japanese chromis)
  Chromis monochroma G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2004 (Monochrome chromis)
  Chromis multilineata Guichenot, 1853 (Brown chromis)
  Chromis nigroanalis J. E. Randall, 1988 (Kenyan chromis)
  Chromis nigrura J. L. B. Smith, 1960 (Blacktail chromis)
  Chromis nitida Whitley, 1928 (Barrier reef chromis)
  Chromis notata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (Pearl-spot chromis) 
  Chromis okamurai Yamakawa & J. E. Randall, 1989 (Okinawa chromis)
  Chromis onumai Senou & Kudo, 2007
  Chromis opercularis Günther, 1867 (Doublebar chromis)
  Chromis ovalis Steindachner, 1900 (Hawaiian chromis)
  Chromis ovatiformis Fowler, 1946 (Ovate chromis)
  Chromis pac
caption: Chromis viridis
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