Chromis alleni

Randall, Ida, & Moyer, 1981

Allen's Chromis

Range: Northwest Pacific Ocean: Miyake-jima, Bonin Islands of Japan and south to Taiwan.

Size: 3 inches (7 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coral and/or rocky outer reefs at depths between 30 to 100 feet (10 – 30 m) where it feeds mainly on planktonic crustaceans (copepods, mysis, and shrimp larvae), fish eggs, and algae.

General Husbandry: Quite drab, having a brownish body with a caudal peduncle and clear tail.

No aquarium husbandry exists for this species.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Labroidei

Family: Pomacentridae

Subfamily: Chrominae

Genus: Chromis

FYI: Shown here for identification only.