Biology:Chromis albicauda

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Short description: Species of fish

Chromis albicauda
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chromis
Species:
C. albicauda
Binomial name
Chromis albicauda
(G. R. Allen & Ermann, 2009)

Chromis albicauda, the white-caudal chromis, is a species of damselfish belonging to the genus Chromis. It can be found in the Western Pacific Ocean along the northern and western shores of Nusa Penida, Indonesia and the Japan .[1] It inhabits areas of cool upwelling. It typically forms aggregations, feeding high in the water column on zooplankton when currents are strong. It is oviparous, and the males of the species guard and aerate the eggs.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5630008 entry