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Blue And Yellow Chromis

Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods 1980

Diagnostic Description

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Caudal fin lobes rounded.
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Rodolfo B. Reyes
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 11
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Biology

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Adults inhabit rocky reefs (Ref. 9334). They feed mainly on plankton (Ref. 9334). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
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Chromis limbaughi

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Chromis limbaughi is a Chromis from the Eastern Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10 cm in length.[2] The specific name honours the zoologist and diver Conrad Limbaugh (1925-1960) who collected some specimens and was the first to photograph this species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Allen, G. & Robertson, R. (2010). "Chromis limbaughi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183452A8116005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183452A8116005.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Chromis limbaughi" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

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Chromis limbaughi: Brief Summary

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Chromis limbaughi is a Chromis from the Eastern Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10 cm in length. The specific name honours the zoologist and diver Conrad Limbaugh (1925-1960) who collected some specimens and was the first to photograph this species.

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