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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyPomacentridae
  5. ›genusChromis
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Indigo Chromis

Chromis anadema Motomura, Nishiyama & Chiba, 2017

Also calledCastagnola indaco (ita) · Castanyoleta blau de les Ryūkyū (cat) · Castañuela fusilera (spa) · Chromis indigo (fra) · Demoiselle indigo (fra) · Donzela-fuzileira (por) · Kanzashisuzumedai (jpn) · カンザシスズメダイ (jpn)

First described in: Motomura, H.; Nishiyama, H.; Chiba, S. N. (2017). Review of the Chromis xanthura species group (Perciformes: Pomacentridae), with description of a new species. <em>Ichthyological Research.</em> 65 (2): [1-15] 177- 191. [First published online, p. 1-15, 27 Oct. 2017; volume number and pages added on 18 Mar. 2018.].

The indigo chromis (Chromis anadema), is a species of damselfish native to the Pacific Ocean, with occurrences in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, Palau to the islands in the Polynesian region (Marquesas, Society, Gambier and Pitcairn Islands). It is a species that lives in small schools close to coral walls in deep-waters.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9367249.