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Chromis hangganan Arango, Pinheiro, Rocha, Greene, Pyle, Copus, Shepherd & Rocha, 2019

Dark-margin Chromis
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Common names: Dark-margin Chromis
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Chromis hangganan, Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro. Despite dives in several sites of the Verde Island Passage, this species has not been collected outside of Lubang Island, the environment of which differs from the other survey sites in the Verde Island Passage by having more exposed and clearer oceanic waters and probably due to its proximity to the South China Sea (Ref. 120230).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Arango, B.G., H.T. Pinheiro, C. Rocha, B.D. Grene, R.L. Pyle, J.M. Corpus, B. Shepherd and L.A. Rocha, 2019
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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);  hangganan: Name from Tagalog word 'hangganan' (= border); referring to the black margins of the dorsal and anal fins; noun in apposition..

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 90 - 130 m (Ref. 120230).   Tropical

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