''Chromis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of fish in the

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Pomacentridae Pomacentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, comprising the damselfishes and clownfishes. This family were formerly placed in the order Perciformes or as indeterminate percomorphs, but are now considered basal blenniiforms. They are primaril ...

. While the term

damselfish Damselfish are those fish within the subfamilies Abudefdufinae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, Pomacentrinae, and Stegastinae within the family Pomacentridae. Most species within this group are relatively small, although the four largest speci ...

describes a group of marine fish including more than one genus, ''Chromis'' is the largest genus of damselfishes. Certain species within the genus are common in the aquarium trade.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:Youtube <> Creatures section, Damselfish – Author:Sublanding Fish 020-06-19/ref>

References

Chrominae Pomacentridae Extant Miocene first appearances Marine fish genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Long stubs with short prose {{Pomacentridae-stub