Chromis lubbocki

Chromis lubbocki is a species of marine fish of the family Pomacentridae.^[2] This fish grows to 12.5 cm maximal length. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Verde.^[3] The specific name honours the marine biologist Hugh Roger Lubbock (1951-1981) who led the Cambridge Expedition to Saint Paul's Rocks, part of the Cape Verde Islands, who collected the type specimen and realised it was a new species.^[4]

Chromis lubbocki
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	Chromis
Species:	C. lubbocki
Binomial name
Chromis lubbocki A. J. Edwards, 1986