Chromis insolata
Chromis insolata is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is commonly known as the sunshinefish, and found in the Western Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 16 cm in length.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Chromis |
| Species: | C. insolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromis insolata (Cuvier, 1830) | |
References
- Rocha, L.A. & Myers, R. (2015). "Chromis insolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T188624A1904037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T188624A1904037.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Chromis insolatus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- http://www.ibiologia.unam.mx/links/peces/fao/WCAidSheets/Vol%203/y4162e38.pdf
Further reading
Molina, Wagner; Galetti, Pedro (December 2002). "Robertsonian rearrangements in the reef fish Chromis (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) involving chromosomes bearing 5s rRNA genes". Genetics and Molecular Biology. 25 (4): 373–377. doi:10.1590/S1415-47572002000400004.
External links
Media related to Chromis insolata at Wikimedia Commons
- Photos of Chromis insolata on Sealife Collection
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