Blue green damselfish
Chromis viridis
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The green chromis is from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific. It lives in large schools above branching Acropora corals. It is apple-green to pale blue. It reaches 10 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chromis viridis
- Family
- Pomacentridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Order
- Ovalentaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Chromis caerulea, Chromis caeruleus, Dascyllus cyanurus, Glyphisodon bandanensis, Heliases frenatus, Heliases lepisurus, Pomacentrus viridis
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Planktivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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