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Two-tone Chromis
Pycnochromis fieldi
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Two-tone Chromis
- Scientific
- Pycnochromis fieldi
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 5.1 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A small chromis with a dark front and a pale yellowish rear, reaching about 5 cm. It feeds on plankton just above coral on lagoon and outer reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pycnochromis-fieldi.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pycnochromis_fieldi_Réunion.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.