Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Black-Axil Chromis
Chromis atripectoralis
Black-Axil Chromis
Category: Chromis
Scientific Name: Chromis atripectoralis
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 6-45 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia, Australia, Taiwan
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Ovalentaria (Order)
      └Pomacentridae (Family)
       └Chrominae (Subfamily)
        └Chromis (Genus)
         └C. atripectoralis (Species)

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