Pycnochromis amboinensis

Pycnochromis amboinensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Pycnochromis
Species:	P. amboinensis
Binomial name
	Pycnochromis amboinensis; (Bleeker, 1871)
Synonyms
	Heliases amboinensis Bleeker, 1871 ; Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871) ; Gliphidodon bimaculatus Macleay, 1883 ; Abudefduf bimaculatus (Macleay, 1883) ; Glyphisodon bimaculatus Macleay, 1883 ; Chromis fragoris Whitley, 1964 ;

Pycnochromis amboinensis, the Ambon chromis, is a damselfish from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9 cm (3.5 in) in length.^[2]

References

^ Jenkins, A.; Allen, G.; Yeeting, B.; Carpenter, K.E. (2017). "Chromis amboinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188398A1868822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188398A1868822.en. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pycnochromis amboinensis". FishBase. June 2022 version.

External links

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[IUCN-1] Jenkins, A.; Allen, G.; Yeeting, B.; Carpenter, K.E. (2017). "Chromis amboinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188398A1868822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188398A1868822.en. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pycnochromis amboinensis". FishBase. June 2022 version.

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