Yellow-speckled chromis (Chromis alpha)

Scientific name: Chromis alpha Randall, 1988

Yellow-speckled chromis (Chromis alpha)

The Yellow-speckled chromis (Chromis alpha) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. This fish is greenish to brown, the scale edges are darker, shading to blue ventrally. The scale centers on back often have small yellow spots. The edge of the opercle and preopercle are dark brown. The anal fin is blue.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chromis alpha
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.5
Depth range
12–95 m (39–312 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 12 - 95 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Society Islands, north to Mariana Islands, south to New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. Replaced by Chromis nigroanalis in the west Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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