Spring Chromis (Chromis earina)

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

Spring Chromis (Chromis earina)

The Spring Chromis (Chromis earina) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12. This species is distinguished by the following characters: Dorsal rays XII-XIII, 11-12, usually XIII, 12; anal rays II, 12; pectoral rays 17-18, usually 18; spiniform caudal rays 3; tubed lateral-line scales 13-15, rarely 16; gill rakers 6-8 + 18-21 (total 26-28, rarely 25); body depth 1.65-1.9 in SL. The color when fresh is pale slate blue (bright pale green in life) with a white spot (sometimes two white spots) roughly the size of a scale mid-laterally on the body; malachite green area above orbit and in inter-orbital space and nape; the dorsal and anal fins with bright distal border of pale turquoise blue.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chromis earina
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.6
Depth range
60–116 m (197–381 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 60 - 116 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: from Puluwat westward to Palau; south to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji; also Indonesia. It was not observed at Rarotonga (Cook Islands), Kiritimati (Line Islands), nor American Samoa during brief surveys of deep reefs at these localities.
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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