Chrominae
Chrominae is a subfamily of the family Pomacentridae, which consists of the damselfishes and the clownfishes.
| Chrominae | |
|---|---|
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| Dascyllus trimaculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Percomorpha |
| (unranked): | Ovalentaria |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Subfamily: | Chrominae Allen, 1975 |
Genera
The following genera are broken into the subfamily Chrominae:[1]
- Azurina D.S. Jordan & McGregor, 1898
- Chromis Cuvier, 1814
- Dascyllus Cuvier, 1829
- Pycnochromis Fowler, 1941[2]
The genus Pycnochromis, which is not mentioned in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World, has been regarded as a junior synonym of Chromis but is now recognised as a valid genus by some authorities.[who?] In addition, the genera Acanthochromis and Altrichthys which the 5th edition of Fishes of the World included in this subfamily have been [[reclassified|reclassified as belonging to the Pomacentrinae.[3]
References
- ↑ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2022). "Pomacentridae" in FishBase. June 2022 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pomacentridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 October 2022.