Biology:Chromis scotti
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Short description: Species of fish
| Chromis scotti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Chromis |
| Species: | C. scotti
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| Binomial name | |
| Chromis scotti Emery, 1968
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Chromis scotti" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ "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
- Photos of Chromis scotti on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2787495 entry
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