Azores chromis (Chromis limbata)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Chromis limbata
- Common name
- Azores chromis
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Chromis
- Size
- 10–15 cm
- Depth
- 5–50 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky-reef
- Behaviours
- schooling
- Ocean zones
- Macaronesia
Description
Chromis limbata reaches 15 cm. Damselfish endemic to Azores, Madeira, Canaries, Cape Verde. Olive-gray to green-brown body with paler belly and characteristic sulfur-yellow forked tail. Lives in dense schools from 5 to 50 m above rocky drop-offs. Demersal spawning with male guarding. Feeds on zooplankton in open water. Favorite photo subject of Macaronesian dives, Atlantic cousin of Mediterranean C. chromis. Spectacular large aggregations.
Photo of Azores chromis
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Azores chromis?
- Azores chromis (Chromis limbata) reaches 10–15 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Azores chromis?
- Azores chromis is found between 5–50 m deep.
- Is the Azores chromis dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Azores chromis?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Azores chromis?
- Found in: Macaronesia.
Other species in the genus Chromis
- Chromis cyanea - Blue chromis
- Chromis multilineata - Brown chromis
- Chromis atrilobata - Scissortail chromis
- Chromis cadenati - Cadenat's chromis
- Chromis limbaughi - Limbaugh's Chromis
- Chromis crusma - Blackfin Chromis
Other species in the family Pomacentridae
- Chromis chromis - Mediterranean damselfish
- Amphiprion bicinctus - Two-band anemonefish
- Amphiprion ocellaris - False clownfish
- Stegastes partitus - Bicolor damselfish
- Amphiprion akallopisos - Skunk clownfish
- Abudefduf luridus - Canary damsel
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 127001)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 9724320)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia