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Chromis albicauda

Chromis albicauda, the white-caudal chromis, is a species of damselfish belonging to the genus Chromis. It can be found in the Western Pacific Ocean along the northern and western shores of Nusa Penida, Indonesia and the southern Japanese seas. It inhabits areas of cool upwelling. It typically forms aggregations, feeding high in the water column on zooplankton when currents are strong. It is oviparous, and the males of the species guard and aerate the eggs.

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Chromis albicauda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chromis
Species:
C. albicauda
Binomial name
Chromis albicauda
(G. R. Allen & Ermann, 2009)

Chromis albicauda, the white-caudal chromis, is a species of damselfish belonging to the genus Chromis. It can be found in the Western Pacific Ocean along the northern and western shores of Nusa Penida, Indonesia and the southern Japanese seas.2 It inhabits areas of cool upwelling. It typically forms aggregations, feeding high in the water column on zooplankton when currents are strong. It is oviparous, and the males of the species guard and aerate the eggs.3

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  1. Arceo, H.; Cabasan, J.P.; Samaniego, B.; Santos, M.; Williams, J.T. (2024). "Chromis albicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T82302860A82302868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T82302860A82302868.en. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  2. "Chromis albicauda country list". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  3. "Chromis albicauda". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-09-13.