A spiny chromis damselfish (Acanthochromis polyacanthus), one of the species the researchers studied, in its natural environment, the Northern Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The increasing ...

The new species was named Chromis abadhah, or the perpetual chromis damselfish. “The work that led to the discovery of this species was funded by the Rolex Perpetual Planet initiative ...

Damselfish and clownfish are by far the most commonly traded species worldwide, and studies indicate that the orange clownfish and black-axil chromis damselfish are suffering population declines in ...

An adult spiny chromis damselfish with some of the young it is guarding from predators and parasites, something no other Great Barrier Reef fish species does.

“But uniquely, spiny chromis damselfish offspring found in the western Pacific Ocean never leave the reef and are cared for by both parents.” ...

The damselfish, officially Chromis abadhah, is one of 138 animals, fungi and plants from around the world that California Academy of Sciences researchers confirmed as new discoveries in 2024.

Samples were taken from two damselfish species, the spiny chromis damselfish and the lemon damselfish, and from three cardinalfish species, the yellow-striped, Doederlein's and five-lined ...

The new species was named Chromis abadhah, or the perpetual chromis damselfish. “The work that led to the discovery of this species was funded by the Rolex Perpetual Planet initiative ...

Chromis abadhah were found in eight locations throughout the Maldives archipelago in areas with “small crevices and caves” surrounding a large number of different sponge species, according to ...

The new species was named Chromis abadhah, or the perpetual chromis damselfish. “The work that led to the discovery of this species was funded by the Rolex Perpetual Planet initiative ...

Chromis abadhah were found in eight locations throughout the Maldives archipelago in areas with “small crevices and caves” surrounding a large number of different sponge species, according to ...

The new species was named Chromis abadhah, or the perpetual chromis damselfish. “The work that led to the discovery of this species was funded by the Rolex Perpetual Planet initiative ...