Chromis earina is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It was first found at depths greater than 60 metres (200 ft) in a coral reef habitat in the western Pacific, specifically the Caroline Islands, Fiji, and Vanuatu. It differs from its cogenerates on a colour and morphological basis.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Chromis |
| Species: | C. earina
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| Binomial name | |
| Chromis earina Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008
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References
edit- ^ Pyle, Richard L., John L. Earle, and Brian D. Greene. "Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific." Zootaxa 1671 (2008).
Further reading
edit- Bouchet, Philippe, Hervé Le Guyader, and Olivier Pascal. "The altruism of biodiversity exploration expeditions." Zoosystema 34.2 (2012): 193–202.
- 西山肇, et al. "鹿児島県硫黄島から採集された日本初記録のスズメダイ科魚類ヒスイスズメダイ (新称) Chromis earina." 魚類学雑誌 59.1 (2012): 61–67.
External links
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chromis earina". FishBase. December 2008 version.
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