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Agile chromis
Pycnochromis agilis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Agile chromis
- Scientific
- Pycnochromis agilis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6.1 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 11 to 120 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A small chromis, brownish with a white tail and a black spot at the pectoral base, reaching about 6 cm. It forms loose groups near caves and ledges.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pycnochromis-agilis.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/171054326
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.