Scientific Name	Chromis ovatiformes			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Fowler, 1946	Depth	10 - 40M
Chinese	卵形光鰓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	卵形光鰓魚
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	卵形光鰓魚、厚殼仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Aguni Shima, Ryukyu Is. Japan
Synonyms	Chromis ovatiformis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Fowler, H. W. 1946 Moyer, J.T. 1977 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Kim, Y.U. etc. 1997 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055182. ASIZP0069401. ASIZP0069402. ASIZP0069404. BPBMI22692. NMMSTP00100.
Common Name	Ovate chromis
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII-XIII, 12-13; Anal rays II, 12-14; pectoral rays 16-18; lateral-line scales 13-15; body depth 1.8-2.0 in standard length. 2 spinous procurrent rays on upper and lower orgins of caudal fin. Body yellowish brown to greyish; posterior of soft dorsal fin, anal and caudal fins, and caudal peduncle white or pale.
habitats	Inhabits outer coral or rocky reefs from 20 to 40m depth; seldom in shallow waters.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific from Miyakejima to Okinawajima and Taiwan. Also known to occur in the Philippines. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.