Species: Chromis limbaughi, Blue and yellow chromis, Limbaugh's damselfish
D, A & C: yellow
Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods, 1980
Blue and yellow chromis, Limbaugh's damselfish
Body deep, oval, greatest body depth 1.8-2.2 in SL; 1 pair of nostrils; edge of bone under eye smooth; preopercle smooth or with occasional fine serrations; mouth short, protrusible, oblique, opens at front; teeth in 2 rows, outer conical, larger; gill rakers 27-31; a single continuous dorsal fin, XIII, 11-12; anal II, 11; pectoral rays 18-19; 2-3 short projecting spines at upper and lower base of tail fin; tail forked, rounded tips; scales large and rough; 15-18 lateral line scales; body scaled, most of head scaled, basal parts of the median fins scaled; lateral line incomplete, ends under end of dorsal fin base.
Bluish grey with a largely bright blue head and with yellow dorsal, caudal, and anal fins; yellow coloration of dorsal fin usually continuous with pale yellowish or whitish caudal peduncle; juveniles largely bright blue on anterior two-thirds and bright yellow posteriorly, the yellow region confluent with yellow dorsal, tail, and anal fins.
Maximum size to 12 cm.
Inhabits rocky shores.
Depth: 5-120 m.
The lower 3/4 of the Gulf of California, and the Revillagigedos islands.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom + water column
- Near Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Rocks
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Water column
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Pelagic fish eggs
- Zooplankton
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species
- Island (s)
- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- TEP endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 12
- Depth Range Min
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- 5
- Depth Range Max
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- 120
