Biology:Chromis scotti

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Chromis scotti
Chromis scotti.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chromis
Species:
C. scotti
Binomial name
Chromis scotti
Emery, 1968

Chromis scotti, the purple reef fish, is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It occurs from southern Florida through the Caribbean Sea to northern Brazil.[2] The specific name honours William Beverly Scott (1917–2014) who was the Curator of Ichthyology and Herpetology at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.[3]

References

  1. Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R. (2015). "Chromis scotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T188469A1879814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T188469A1879814.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/188469/1879814. Retrieved 9 November 2022. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Chromis scotti" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 August 2018. https://www.etyfish.org/pomacentridae/. Retrieved 30 September 2018. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2787495 entry