Pycnochromis margaritifer
Species of fish
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Pycnochromis margaritifer, known commonly as the bicolor chromis, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae.[2] The species was reclassified as Pycnochromis margaritifer in 2021, [3] and is still listed under the former name Chromis margaritifer in some places.
| Pycnochromis margaritifer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | Pycnochromis |
| Species: | P. margaritifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnochromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946 | |
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Distribution
The bicolor chromis is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific region until the oceanic islands of the central Pacific Ocean.[4]
