Shortsnout Chromis (Chromis brevirostris)

Scientific name: Chromis brevirostris Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008

Shortsnout Chromis (Chromis brevirostris)

The Shortsnout Chromis (Chromis brevirostris) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. This species is distinguished by the following characters: Dorsal rays XIII,13-14, usually 14; anal rays II,15-16; pectoral rays 18-19, usually 19; spiniform caudal rays 2-3, usually 3; tubed lateral-line scales 14-16; gill rakers 6-8 + 19-22 (usually 6-7 + 19-21; total 26-29); body depth 1.57-1.77 in SL. Color when fresh is pale lavender-tinged gray dorsally, paler ventrally; 3 or 4 rows of scales dorsally from nape to upper caudal peduncle with gold edges; small scales on basal sheath of dorsal fin almost entirely gold; median fin membranes lavender gray or translucent blue, suffused with gold color; iris yellow.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chromis brevirostris
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.9
Depth range
42–120 m (138–394 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 42 - 120 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Marshall Islands southward to Fiji, across the Caroline Islands from Puluwat to Palau, and south to Vanuatu. This species was not observed at Rarotonga (Cook Islands), Kiritimati (Line Islands), nor in American Samoa during brief surveys of deep reefs in these areas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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