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Blue Chromis

Chromis cyanea

Description:

Photo take at -35 ft on a coral reef. Blue chromis are very common in all the Caribbean sea small fish about 8-10 cm long They are a brilliant blue color with a black outline along the bottom of the dorsal fin and around the caudal fin. One of the most colorful fish in the reef.

Habitat:

Inhabitant of the Coral Reef usually find on top of hard corals as lettuce coral where they can hide small groups. From Florida all the Caribbean sea to Brazil.

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Gerardo Aizpuru
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Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on May 31, 2012
Submitted on May 31, 2012

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