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Blacktail chromis
Pycnochromis nigrurus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blacktail chromis
- Scientific
- Pycnochromis nigrurus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 6 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A small chromis with a pale body and black-edged tail, reaching about 6 cm, living on coral-rich outer reef crests.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pycnochromis-nigrurus.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/362153290
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.