Pacific bronze Chromis

Pycnochromis pacifica

Pomacentrid Fish from New Caledonia

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Pycnochromis pacifica, the Pacific chromis, is a species of damselfish belonging to the genus Pycnochromis. It is found in the Pacific Ocean. P. pacifica was formerly referred to as Pycnochromis agilis, but is now recognised as distinct species.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Pycnochromis
Maximum length: 7.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Atoll, Line Islands, Pitcairn Island, Oeno Atoll, Gambier Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, Society Islands, Austral Islands, Rapa, Cook Islands, Phoenix Islands, Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Chesterfield Islands, Vanuatu, Coral Sea islands and reefs, Marshall Islands, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Yap, Wake Island, Mariana Islands, and at the Ogasawara Islands and Bonin Islands of Japan.

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