#2348 · 🐟 fish

Blue-green Chromis

🇳🇱 Blauwgroen juffertje ·Chromis viridis

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

Chromis viridis ( green chromis ) is a species of damselfish. Individuals tend to be iridescent apple-green and light blue, and reach a maximal length of 10 cm.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,217iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
4,217 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Georges Cuvier in 1830 (196 years ago).