Purple Chromis

Adults gray brown dorsally, often shading white ventrally, with purple- blue markings, many as vertical lines; upper edge of eye bright purple-blue; juveniles blue (Ref. 13442).

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 11 - 12

Adults occur in steep outer slopes and deeper patch reefs (Ref. 7247). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

aquarium: commercial

The purple reef fish (Chromis scotti) is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It occurs from southern Florida through the Caribbean Sea to northern Brazil. The specific name honours William Beverly Scott (1917-2014) who was the Curator of Ichthyology and Herpetology at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.