Pycnochromis dimidiatus

Pycnochromis dimidiatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Pycnochromis
Species:
P. dimidiatus
Binomial name
Pycnochromis dimidiatus
(Klunzinger, 1871)[1]

Pycnochromis dimidiatus, commonly known as the chocolatedip chromis[1] or Red Sea half-and-half chromis, is a species of chromine damselfish in the genus Pycnochromis. It is endemic to the Red Sea, where individuals prefer to live on reefs from depths of 1–36 m (3.3–118.1 ft).[1] It was described by Carl Benjamin Klunzinger in 1871.[2] It resembles several other species of the genus Pycnochromis, such as P. iomelas, P. fieldi (which was described for populations of P. dimidiata outside the red sea),[3] P. hanui, P. margaritifer, and P. bami.

References

  1. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pycnochromis dimidiatus (Klunzinger, 1871) | Chocolatedip chromis". FishBase. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. ^ Klunzinger, Carl Benjamin; Klunzinger, Carl Benjamin (1870). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. Vol. pt.1-2 (1870-1871). Wien: C. Ueberreuter'she Buchdruckerei.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pycnochromis fieldi (Randall & DiBattista, 2013) | Two-tone Chromis". FishBase. Retrieved 2024-12-12.


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