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Blue Chromis
Azurina cyanea
Azurina cyanea (blue chromis) is a damselfish in the subfamily Pomacentrinae, found in Bermuda, southern Florida and the Caribbean Sea.
It is collected for the aquarium trade.
From the article Azurina cyanea on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Being a shallow water fish, the blue chromis is commonly found at depths of 3 to 5 m, but it can reach depths of 25 m. It has also been recorded at a depth of 60 m. It lives on the surface of reefs, but often swims in the water columns above the reefs to feed on plankton.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
What it does
It's a rather solitary species, seen alone or in small groups, and tends to stay close to the reefs. The younger fish stay near the bottom in order to avoid predators. The males maintain a solitary breeding territory. After breeding with multiple females, they guard the eggs until the planktonic larvae hatch.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1315935.