Scientific Name
Chromis insolata
Common Name
Sunshinefish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 13;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-12;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 11 - 12. Adults dark olive brown dorsally, abruptly white ventral to lower edge of eye and pectoral base; dorsal and caudal fins yellowish posteriorly; a black spot at upper base of pectoral fins; juveniles bright yellow to yellow-green on upper third, abruptly violet on side, shading to whitish ventrally; a bright blue line from front of snout to upper edge of eye (Ref. 13442).