Pomacentridae
Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906
Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906
Pycnochromis iomelas is a Pacific reef fish with split black-and-white coloration that grows up to 8 cm long.
Chromis hanui Randall & Swerdloff, 1973
Chromis hanui Randall & Swerdloff, 1973
Pycnochromis hanui, the Chocolate-dip Chromis, is a small planktivorous reef fish endemic to Hawaii.
Chromis vanderbilti (Fowler, 1941)
Chromis vanderbilti (Fowler, 1941)
Vanderbilt's chromis (Pycnochromis vanderbilti, also called Chromis vanderbilti) is a damselfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, named for George Washington Vanderbilt III.
Chromis retrofasciata Weber, 1913
Chromis retrofasciata Weber, 1913
Black-bar chromis (Pycnochromis retrofasciatus / Chromis retrofasciata) is a 4 cm Western Pacific fish sometimes kept in aquariums.
Pycnochromis margaritifer (Fowler, 1946)
Pycnochromis margaritifer (Fowler, 1946)
Pycnochromis margaritifer, the bicolor chromis, is a small fish reaching 9 cm, found in tropical central Indo-Pacific to central Pacific waters.
Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871)
Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871)
Pycnochromis dimidiatus is a Red Sea endemic chromine damselfish described in 1871 that resembles other congeneric species.
Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean, 1928
Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean, 1928
Pycnochromis atripes, the dark-fin chromis, is a diurnal Indo-Pacific damselfish that lives on coral outer reefs and is oviparous.
Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Abudefduf abdominalis, the green damselfish or Hawaiian sergeant major, is a non-migratory pomacentrid fish found in the central Pacific near Hawaii.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Abudefduf sexfasciatus, the scissortail sergeant, is a Indo-Pacific fish that reaches 22 cm long and lives in shallow coral reefs as an adult.
Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Abudefduf saxatilis, the sergeant major, is an Atlantic reef fish with distinctive dark vertical stripes and oviparous reproduction.
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Abudefduf vaigiensis, the Indo-Pacific sergeant, is a reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific with distinctive coloration and fin structure.
Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Abudefduf taurus (Müller & Troschel, 1848)
Abudefduf taurus, the night sergeant, is a large algal-eating Atlantic damselfish species described in 1848.
Abudefduf concolor (Gill, 1862)
Abudefduf concolor (Gill, 1862)
Abudefduf concolor, the dusky sergeant, is an omnivorous damselfish endemic to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Abudefduf declivifrons (Gill, 1862)
Abudefduf declivifrons (Gill, 1862)
Mexican nightsergeant (Abudefduf declivifrons) is a damselfish found only in Mexican eastern Pacific rocky reefs.
Abudefduf troschelii (Gill, 1862)
Abudefduf troschelii (Gill, 1862)
Abudefduf troschelii is an Eastern Pacific endemic damselfish popular for aquariums, with distinct physical traits and seasonal lunar-linked reproduction.
Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
Abudefduf sordidus, the blackspot sergeant, is a small reef fish with distinct markings that lives in shallow, surge-prone rocky areas.
Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & Allen, 1977
Abudefduf lorenzi Hensley & Allen, 1977
Abudefduf lorenzi, the black-tail sergeant, is an oviparous damselfish native to the tropical western Pacific Ocean.
Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830)
Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830)
Abudefduf septemfasciatus, the banded sergeant, is a non-migratory Indo-Pacific damselfish species that inhabits shallow lagoons and coral reefs.
Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)
Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787)
Abudefduf bengalensis, the Bengal sergeant, is a territorial Indo-Pacific marine damselfish that feeds on algae, gastropods and crabs.
Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870)
Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870)
Abudefduf notatus is an Indo-Pacific damselfish that lives in shallow reef habitats and grows up to 17 cm long.
Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Abudefduf sparoides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Abudefduf sparoides, the false-eye sergeant, is a tropical western Indian Ocean damselfish living on shallow reefs.
Abudefduf whitleyi Allen & Robertson, 1974
Abudefduf whitleyi Allen & Robertson, 1974
Whitley's sergeant (Abudefduf whitleyi) is an oviparous damselfish native to the tropical southwestern Pacific.
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