Chromis insolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chromis
Species:
C. insolata
Binomial name
Chromis insolata
(Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis insolata is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is commonly known as the sunshinefish, and found in the Western Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 16 cm in length.

References

  1. Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R. (2015). "Chromis insolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T188624A1904037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T188624A1904037.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

Further reading

Molina, Wagner; Galetti, Pedro (December 2002). "Robertsonian rearrangements in the reef fish Chromis (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) involving chromosomes bearing 5s rRNA genes". Genetics and Molecular Biology. 25 (4): 373–377. doi:10.1590/S1415-47572002000400004. S2CID 55195084.

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