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Yellow-brown chromis
Chromis xouthos
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellow-brown chromis
- Scientific
- Chromis xouthos
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 9.2 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 12 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A golden-brown chromis with a yellowish tail, reaching about 9 cm. It lives over clear coral reefs at about 12 to 45 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Chromis-xouthos.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:HimawariSDose.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.