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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Chrominae
Genus: Pycnochromis

(See list of species below)


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24 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Pycnochromis abruptus (Randall, 2001)

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Pycnochromis abruptus
[]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Pycnochromis acares (Randall & Swerdloff, 1973)

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Pycnochromis acares
[Midget chromis]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Pycnochromis agilis (Smith, 1960)

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Pycnochromis agilis
[Agile chromis]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Pycnochromis alleni (Randall, Ida & Moyer, 1981)

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Pycnochromis alleni
[Allen's chromis]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Pycnochromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871)

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Pycnochromis amboinensis
[Ambon chromis]

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Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Pycnochromis atripes (Fowler & Bean, 1928)

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Pycnochromis atripes
[Dark-fin chromis]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Pycnochromis bami (Randall & McCosker, 1992)

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Pycnochromis bami
[]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Pycnochromis caudalis (Randall, 1988)

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Pycnochromis caudalis
[Blue-axil chromis]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Pycnochromis delta (Randall, 1988)

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Pycnochromis delta
[Deep reef chromis]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Pycnochromis dimidiatus (Klunzinger, 1871)

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Pycnochromis dimidiatus
[Chocolatedip chromis]

Photo by Rocha, L.A.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Pycnochromis fatuhivae (Randall, 2001)

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Pycnochromis fatuhivae
[]

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Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Pycnochromis fieldi (Randall & DiBattista, 2013)

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Pycnochromis fieldi
[Two-tone Chromis]

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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Pycnochromis flavipectoralis (Randall, 1988)

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Pycnochromis flavipectoralis
[Malayan chromis]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Pycnochromis hanui (Randall & Swerdloff, 1973)

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Pycnochromis hanui
[Chocolate-dip Chromis]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Pycnochromis howsoni (Allen & Erdmann, 2014)

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Pycnochromis howsoni
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm FL
Pycnochromis iomelas (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

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Pycnochromis iomelas
[Half-and-half chromis]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Pycnochromis leucurus (Gilbert, 1905)

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Pycnochromis leucurus
[Whitetail chromis]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Pycnochromis lineatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928)

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Pycnochromis lineatus
[Lined chromis]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 10.2 cm TL
Pycnochromis margaritifer (Fowler, 1946)

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Pycnochromis margaritifer
[Bicolor chromis]

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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Pycnochromis nigrurus (Smith, 1960)

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Pycnochromis nigrurus
[Blacktail chromis]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Pycnochromis ovatiformis (Fowler, 1946)

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Pycnochromis ovatiformis
[Ovate chromis]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Pycnochromis pacifica (Allen & Erdmann, 2020)

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Pycnochromis pacifica
[Pacific bronze Chromis]

Photo by Bos, A.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Pycnochromis retrofasciatus (Weber, 1913)

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Pycnochromis retrofasciatus
[Black-bar chromis]

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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Pycnochromis vanderbilti Fowler, 1941

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Pycnochromis vanderbilti
[Vanderbilt's chromis]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pycnochromis abruptus Eastern Central Pacific 5.4 SL 2001
Pycnochromis acares Midget chromis Pacific Ocean 4 SL 1973
Pycnochromis agilis Agile chromis Indian Ocean 4.9 SL 1960
Pycnochromis alleni Allen's chromis Northwest Pacific 6.5 SL 1981
Pycnochromis amboinensis Ambon chromis Western Pacific 10 TL 1871
Pycnochromis atripes Dark-fin chromis Eastern Indian Ocean to W 9 TL 1928
Pycnochromis bami Eastern Central Pacific 5.9 SL 1992
Pycnochromis caudalis Blue-axil chromis Western Pacific 7.5 SL 1988
Pycnochromis delta Deep reef chromis Indo-West Pacific 7 TL 1988
Pycnochromis dimidiatus Chocolatedip chromis Western Indian Ocean 9 TL 1871
Pycnochromis fatuhivae Eastern Central Pacific 6.3 SL 2001
Pycnochromis fieldi Two-tone Chromis Indian Ocean. 5.1 SL 2013
Pycnochromis flavipectoralis Malayan chromis Indian Ocean 8 TL 1988
Pycnochromis hanui Chocolate-dip Chromis Eastern Central Pacific 6 SL 1973
Pycnochromis howsoni Western Pacific 5.6 SL 2014
Pycnochromis iomelas Half-and-half chromis Pacific Ocean 8 FL 1906
Pycnochromis leucurus Whitetail chromis Indo-West Pacific 8.5 TL 1905
Pycnochromis lineatus Lined chromis Indo-Pacific 7 TL 1928
Pycnochromis margaritifer Bicolor chromis Pacific Ocean 10.2 TL 1946
Pycnochromis nigrurus Blacktail chromis Indian Ocean 6 TL 1960
Pycnochromis ovatiformis Ovate chromis Western Pacific 10 TL 1946
Pycnochromis pacifica Pacific bronze Chromis Pacific Ocean 7.6 SL 2020
Pycnochromis retrofasciatus Black-bar chromis Western Pacific 6 SL 1913
Pycnochromis vanderbilti Vanderbilt's chromis Pacific Ocean 6 TL 1941



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