Pycnochromis atripes

Pycnochromis atripes
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. atripes
Binomial name
	Pycnochromis atripes; (Fowler & Bean, 1928)
Synonyms
	Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean, 1928;

Pycnochromis atripes, the dark-fin chromis, is a diurnal species of damselfish belonging to the genus Pycnochromis. It can be found in the Western Pacific Ocean in Christmas Islands and in north-western Australia in the East Indian Ocean to Kiribati, and north to Southern Japan. It can also be found in Tonga.^[2] It inhabits areas of outer reef and slopes which are rich in coral, appearing singly or in small groups near the bottom. It is oviparous, and the males of the species guard and aerate the eggs.^[2]>

References

^ Jenkins, A.; Allen, G.; Yeeting, B. (2017). "Chromis atripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188430A1873575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188430A1873575.en. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pycnochromis atripes". FishBase. June 2022 version.

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[IUCN-1] Jenkins, A.; Allen, G.; Yeeting, B. (2017). "Chromis atripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188430A1873575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188430A1873575.en. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

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

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