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| taxon = Pycnochromis margaritifer
| genus = Chromis
| species = margaritifer
| authority = [[Henry Weed Fowler|Fowler]], 1946
| authority = [[Henry Weed Fowler|Fowler]], 1946
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'''''Chromis margaritifer''''', known commonly as the '''bicolor chromis''', is a [[species]] of marine [[fish]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Pomacentridae]].<ref name="WoRMS">Bailly, N. (2013). Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273739 on 2013-10-13</ref>
'''''Pycnochromis margaritifer''''', known commonly as the '''bicolor chromis''', is a [[species]] of marine [[fish]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Pomacentridae]].<ref name="WoRMS">Bailly, N. (2013). Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273739 on 2013-10-13</ref>
The species was reclassified as ''Pycnochromis margaritifer'' in 2021,
<ref>Tang, K. L., Stiassny, M. L., Mayden, R. L., & DeSalle, R. (2021). Systematics of damselfishes. Ichthyology & Herpetology, 109(1), 258-318.</ref>
and is still listed under the former name ''Chromis margaritifer'' in some places.


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
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[[Category:Chromis|margaritifer]]
[[Category:Pycnochromis|margaritifer]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1946]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1946]]



Latest revision as of 21:01, 12 February 2023

Pycnochromis margaritifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Pycnochromis
Species:
P. margaritifer
Binomial name
Pycnochromis margaritifer
Fowler, 1946
Synonyms[1]
  • Chromis dimidiatus margaritifer Fowler, 1946
  • Chromis margarifer Fowler, 1946 (misspelling)
  • Chromis margaritifera Fowler, 1946 (misspelling)

Pycnochromis margaritifer, known commonly as the bicolor chromis, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.[1] The species was reclassified as Pycnochromis margaritifer in 2021, [2] and is still listed under the former name Chromis margaritifer in some places.

Distribution

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The bicolor chromis is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region until the oceanic islands of the central Pacific Ocean.[3]

Description

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The bicolor chromis is a small fish and can reach a maximum size of 9 cm length.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bailly, N. (2013). Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273739 on 2013-10-13
  2. ^ Tang, K. L., Stiassny, M. L., Mayden, R. L., & DeSalle, R. (2021). Systematics of damselfishes. Ichthyology & Herpetology, 109(1), 258-318.
  3. ^ a b Fishbase: Chromis margaritifer
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