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Chromis limbaughi

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Species of fish

Chromis limbaughi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chromis
Species: C. limbaughi
Binomial name
Chromis limbaughi
Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Chromis limbaughi is a Chromis from the Eastern Central Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10 cm in length. The specific name honours the zoologist and diver Conrad Limbaugh (1925-1960) who collected some specimens and was the first to photograph this species.

References

  1. Allen, G. & Robertson, R. (2010). "Chromis limbaughi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183452A8116005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183452A8116005.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chromis limbaughi". FishBase. December 2008 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 August 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family POMACENTRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

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Taxon identifiers
Chromis limbaughi


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