Blue-green chromis
Chromis virids
| Closest relatives | Perch family, damselfish (350 species), damselfish |
| Habitat | Reef top layers, shallow lagoons, protected outer reefs up to 12 meters deep |
| Behaviour | in large shoals, always close to large staghorn corals |
| Diet | phyto- and zooplankton, algae, copepods |
| Body length | up to 10 cm |
| Spawn | spawns on the bottom, males prepare nests for several females, guard the nest, fan fresh water towards the eggs and consume dead eggs |
| Use | fishkeeping, bred in aquariums |
| Current status | widespread |
geographic range
Sponsors
| K. + S. Burfeindt Romero, Zürich | |
| D. Meier, Zürich |
