Species: Chromis bermudae, Bermuda chromis
tail base and fins yellow
Chromis bermudae Nichols, 1920
Bermuda chromis
Body compressed, oval; 1 pair of nostrils; edge of bone under eye smooth, no notch, hidden by scales; preopercle smooth or with occasional fine serrations; mouth small, protrusible, opens at front; teeth in 2 rows, outer conical, larger; a single continuous dorsal fin XIII, 11-12; anal fin II, 11; pectoral 18; 2-3 short projecting spines at upper and lower base of tail fin; caudal fin deeply forked, with rounded tips; scales large and rough; body scaled, most of head scaled, basal parts of the median fins scaled; lateral line incomplete, ends under end of dorsal fin base; lateral line scales 15-18.
Adult: Head and body bright blue back to level of end of bases of dorsal and anal fins, yellow behind that; front of snout, before eye and chin blackish; dorsal fin with blue basal 1/3, rest of fin yellow; tail, anal and pelvic fins yellow; a black spot on pectoral base.
Reaches 8.5 cm.
Level bottoms of offshore reefs.
Depth range: 50-63 m.
Bermuda.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Near Bottom
- Bottom + water column
- Habitat
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- Water column
- Rocks
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Regional Endemism
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- All species..
- Island (s) only
- GC endemic
- Bermuda endemic
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 8.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 50
- Depth Range Max
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- 63
