Chiarachromis

Chiarachromis
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: †Chiarachromis
Species:
†C. salazzarii
Binomial name
†Chiarachromis salazzarii
Bellwood et al., 2025

Chiarachromis is an extinct genus of pomacentrid ray-finned fish that lived in Italy during the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

The type species Chiarachromis salazzarii is known only from the Early Eocene Monte Bolca lagerstätte of Northern Italy.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bellwood, David R.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Zorzin, Roberto (4 June 2025). "A new genus and species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the Eocene of Bolca, Northern Italy, with notes on the evolution of predator-prey interactions in coral reef fishes". Zootaxa. 5642 (6): 562–572. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5642.6.4. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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