Real photoREAL PHOTO

Hawaiian chromis (Chromis ovalis)
Specimen imageSPECIMEN IMAGE
Hawaiian chromis (Chromis ovalis) specimen
← Back to catalog

Pomacentridae

Hawaiian chromis

Chromis ovalis

Blue tipped dorsal in young

  • Tropical
  • Island endemic
  • Island endemic species
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Hawaiian chromis is known around Eastern Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 15 cm.

Genus
Chromis
Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Have recently been reported from Midway Islands (Ref. 28620 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

Generating…