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Chromis yamakawai Iwatsubo & Motomura, 2013

Northern yellow-spotted Chromis
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Common names: Kihoshi-suzumedai, Northern yellow-spotted Chromis
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Izu Islands (recorded from Miyake-jima and Hachijo-jima islands), the Ogasawara Islands (Chichi-jima island), southern Japan (Wakayama and Okinoshima island, Kochi), and the Ryukyu Islands (Iou-jima, Amami-oshima, Kakeroma-jima, Yoron-jima, Okinawa-jima, Ie-jima, Sesoko-jima, Keise-jima, and Ishigaki-jima islands) (Ref. 94774).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Iwatsubo, H. and H. Motomura, 2013
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: Chromis: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  yamakawai: Named for Takeshi Yamakawa (Kochi, Japan)..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 26 m (Ref. 94774).   Subtropical

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