Scientific Name: Chromis cinerascens
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 13cm
Identification: Dusky gray-green with yellow tints on lower forebody, ventral fins white. Nest-guarding fish sometimes white with large irregular brown botches.
Favourite: Form large schools.
Hide-out: Silty coastal reefs in 3-15m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Sri Lanka to N.W. Australia, north to Hong Kong.
Green Chromis
Lined Chromis
Scientific Name: Chromis lineata
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 5cm
Identification: Yellowish brown undercolor with blue scale rows forming stripes on body; fine blue margins on dorsal, anal and ventral fins.
Favourite: Usually form groups or aggregations.
Hide-out: Above outer reef slopes in 2-10m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Christmas I. to Indonesia and Solomon Is. Philippines to Great Barrier Reef.
Black Velvet Angelfish
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Light gray head and back, dark gray below, dorsal, anal and tail fins black with yellow margin; maze of yellow markings on snout and nape.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Inshore and outer rock and coral reefs in 5-30m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia and Philippines, to S.W. Japan.
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