Chromis pembae

Smith, 1960

Pemba Chromis

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Tanzania.

Size: 5 inches (13 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits steep outer reef slopes in small groups at depths between 40 to 150 feet (12 – 45 m) where it feeds mainly on planktonic crustaceans (copepods, mysis, and shrimp larvae), and fish eggs.

General Husbandry: Quite drab, having browish body with yellow edging on the dorsal fin.

Not yet collected for the hobby.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Labroidei

Family: Pomacentridae

Subfamily: Chrominae

Genus: Chromis

FYI: Shown here for identification only.