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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Chrominae
Genus: Azurina

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 13.4 cm TL
Azurina atrilobata (Gill, 1862)

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Azurina atrilobata
[Scissortail damselfish]

Photo by Pyle, R.L./Greene, B.D.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
Azurina brevirostris (Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008)

Photo by Photo by Pyle, R.L./Greene, B.D.
 
Azurina brevirostris
[Shortsnout Chromis]

Photo by Floeter, S.R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Azurina cyanea (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Photo by Floeter, S.R.
 
Azurina cyanea
[Blue chromis]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Azurina elerae (Fowler & Bean, 1928)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Azurina elerae
[Twinspot chromis]

Photo by Grove, J.S. (Grove & Lavenberg, 1997)

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Azurina eupalama Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

Photo by Photo by Grove, J.S. (Grove & Lavenberg, 1997)
 
Azurina eupalama
[Galapagos damsel]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Azurina hirundo Jordan & McGregor, 1898

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Azurina hirundo
[Swallow damsel]

Photo by Jimenez Prado, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Azurina intercrusma (Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917)

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Azurina intercrusma
[Peruvian chromis]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Azurina lepidolepis (Bleeker, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Azurina lepidolepis
[Scaly chromis]
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Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Azurina meridiana
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Azurina multilineata (Guichenot, 1853)

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Azurina multilineata
[Brown chromis]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Azurina atrilobata Scissortail damselfish Eastern Pacific 13.4 TL 1862
Azurina brevirostris Shortsnout Chromis Western Pacific 6.9 SL 2008
Azurina cyanea Blue chromis Western Atlantic 15 TL 1860
Azurina elerae Twinspot chromis Indo-West Pacific 7 TL 1928
Azurina eupalama Galapagos damsel Eastern Central Pacific 15 SL 1903
Azurina hirundo Swallow damsel Eastern Pacific 14 SL 1898
Azurina intercrusma Peruvian chromis Eastern Pacific 29 TL 1917
Azurina lepidolepis Scaly chromis Indo-Pacific 9 TL 1877
Azurina meridiana Southeast Pacific 11 SL 1980
Azurina multilineata Brown chromis Western Atlantic 20 TL 1853



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