Species: Chromis insolata, Olive chromis, Sunshinefish chromis, the Sunshinefish

Chromis insolata (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830)

Sunshinefish, Olive 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, 11-12; pectoral 19-20; 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 18-19.