Chromis scotti
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| Chromis scotti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Azurina |
| Species: | C. scotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Chromis scotti Emery, 1968 | |
Chromis scotti, the purple reef fish, is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It occurs from southern Florida through the Caribbean Sea to northern Brazil.[2] The specific name honours William Beverly Scott (1917–2014) who was the Curator of Ichthyology and Herpetology at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.[3]
