Chromis insolata is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is commonly known as the sunshinefish, and found in the Western Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 16 cm in length.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Chromis |
| Species: | C. insolata
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| Chromis insolata (Cuvier, 1830)
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References
edit- ^ Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R. (2015). "Chromis insolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T188624A1904037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T188624A1904037.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chromis insolatus". FishBase. December 2008 version.
- http://www.ibiologia.unam.mx/links/peces/fao/WCAidSheets/Vol%203/y4162e38.pdf
Further reading
editMolina, Wagner; Galetti, Pedro (December 2002). "Robertsonian rearrangements in the reef fish Chromis (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) involving chromosomes bearing 5s rRNA genes". Genetics and Molecular Biology. 25 (4): 373–377. doi:10.1590/S1415-47572002000400004. S2CID 55195084.
External links
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Media related to Chromis insolata at Wikimedia Commons- Photos of Chromis insolata on Sealife Collection
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