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Doublebar chromis
Chromis opercularis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Doublebar chromis
- Scientific
- Chromis opercularis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 17 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 4 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A chromis with two dark bars on the gill cover and filamentous tail tips, reaching about 17 cm. It forms aggregations on reef crests in current.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chromis-opercularis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pomacéntridos_(Chromis_opercularis),_Zanzíbar,_Tanzania,_20
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.