Chromis chrysura

Chromis chrysura, the stout chromis, is a diurnal species of damselfish belonging to the genus Chromis. Several isolated populations of the species have been found. The first is in Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands and Southern Japan, the second one lies in the Coral Sea in New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Eastern Australia, and the third one lies in the Western Indian Ocean in Mauritius and Réunion. It is also found in the Philippines and is possibly found in India.^[2] It inhabits outer coral or rocky reefs. It usually forms large aggregations in shallow waters and feeds on zooplankton. It is oviparous, and the males of the species guard and aerate the eggs.^[3]

Chromis chrysura
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Chromis
Species:	C. chrysura
Binomial name
Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883)
Synonyms
Dascyllus isharae P. J. Schmidt, 1931 Chromis isharae P. J. Smith, 1931 Siphonochromis lepidostethicus Fowler, 1946 Lepicephalochromis westalli Whitley, 1964