Scientific Name	Chromis viridis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1830)	Depth	10 - 12M
Chinese	藍綠光鰓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	藍綠光鰓魚
Max Length	7 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	水銀燈、厚殼仔、青雀
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea; Guam, Mariana Is., w. Pacific
Synonyms	Chromis caerulea, Chromis caeruleus, Dascyllus cyanurus, Glyphisodon bandanensis, Heliases frenatus, Heliases lepisurus, Pomacentrus viridis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830 Moyer, J.T. 1977 Randall, J. E. 1985 Randall, J. E. 1985 Randall, J. E. 1987 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Kim, Y.U. etc. 1997 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057074. ASIZP0069584. ASIZP0069587. ASIZP0069601. ASIZP0069619. ASIZP0069938. ASIZP0070000. ASIZP0071455. ASIZP0071487. ASIZP0071931. ASIZP0071932. ASIZP0071933. ASIZP0071934. ASIZP0071935. ASIZP0071936. ASIZP0071937. ASIZP0071955. ASIZP0073043. ASIZP0073114. ASIZP0073150. ASIZP0073544. ASIZP0073545. ASIZP0803306. ASIZP0803351. ASIZP0806093. ASIZP0806094. ASIZP0913306. ASIZP0913351. ASIZP0916093. ASIZP0916094. NMMSTP00872.
Barcode	,,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Blue-green puller; Blue green chromis; Blue green damselfish; Blue-green chromis; Green damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII, 9-10; Anal rays II, 10-11; pectoral rays 17-18; lateral-line scales 15-16; body depth 2.0-2.1 in standard length. 3 spinous procurrent rays on upper and lower orgins of caudal fin. Color pale green to light blue; nesting male yellow (changing hues during nesting), becoming blackish posteriorly. Looks similar to C. atripectoralis, but generally smaller and lacks the black area on the inside of the pectoral fin base.
habitats	Found in large aggregations above thickets of branching Acropora corals in sheltered areas such as subtidal reef flats and lagoons. Juveniles closely tied to individual coral heads. Phytoplankton feeders. Breeding is done on sand and rubble. Males prepare
Distribution	Widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.