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Spiny chromis

Spiny chromis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Acanthochromis
Gill, 1863
Species:
A. polyacanthus
Binomial name
Acanthochromis polyacanthus
(Bleeker, 1855)
Synonyms
List
  • Dascyllus polyacanthus Bleeker, 1855
  • Homalogrystes guntheri Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
  • Heptadecanthus longicaudis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
  • Heptadecanthus brevipinnis De Vis, 1885
  • Heptadecanthus maculosus De Vis, 1885
  • Abudefduf jordani Seale, 1906
  • Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928

The spiny chromis (Acanthochromis polyacanthus) is a species of damselfish from the western Pacific.[2] It is the only member of the genus Acanthochromis.

This fish usually lives in coral reefs at a depth range of 1 to 65 metres (3.3 to 213.3 ft)[2] This fish eats only plankton although younger individuals have been known to eat mucus off the adults.[3] Spiny chromis individuals can grow up to a maximum size of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) as adults.[2]

Life cycle

The spiny chromis, unlike many other coral reef fishes, has direct development of their larvae. The parents protect their brood from the egg stage (laid on the reef), through hatching and onto the fully developed juvenile stage.

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, A.; Carpenter, K.E.; Allen, G. & Yeeting, B. (2017). "Acanthochromis polyacanthus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T188464A1878808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T188464A1878808.en.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Acanthochromis polyacanthus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
  3. ↑ "Acanthochromis polyacanthus on Australian Museum" Australian Museum Retrieved on January 3, 2014

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