Ambon chromis (Chromis amboinensis)

Scientific name: Chromis amboinensis Bleeker, 1871

Ambon chromis (Chromis amboinensis)

The Ambon chromis (Chromis amboinensis) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Christmas Island and the northwest shelf of Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean to as far east as Samoa, Tonga, and the Marshall Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. This fish is deeper-bodied than C. atripes and lacks the dark spot on the pectoral-fin base found in C. agilis (it has a yellow bar instead). The tips of the caudal fin-lobes ending two filaments. The upper and lower edge of the caudal fin is dark brown. Juveniles have more blue around the eyes and the margins of the dorsal and anal fins, as well as elongate outermost caudal rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chromis amboinensis
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Depth range
5–70 m (16–230 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 5 - 70 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Christmas Island and the northwest shelf of Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean to as far east as Samoa, Tonga, and the Marshall Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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