Ovate Chromis

Pycnochromis ovatiformis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth10–26 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsApril and May
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 2 records
March: 1 records
April: 9 records
May: 7 records
June: 1 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 3 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–26 m · Deepest record: 240 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 12 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 9 records
28–30 °C: 15 records

Names and classification

English: Ovate Chromis

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Marusuzumedai, マルスズメダイ
Simplified Chinese: 卵形光鰓雀鯛

Other scientific names: Chromis ovatiformes, Chromis ovatiformis

Similar species

Bicolor Chromis
Pycnochromis margaritifer
Agile Chromis
Pycnochromis agilis
Blackfin Chromis
Pycnochromis vanderbilti
Black-bar Chromis
Pycnochromis retrofasciatus
Ambon Chromis
Pycnochromis amboinensis
Dark-fin Chromis
Pycnochromis atripes

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
26 open-data records from 1975 to 2016.

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