Chiarachromis
| Chiarachromis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| 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
[edit]The type species Chiarachromis salazzarii is known only from the Early Eocene Monte Bolca lagerstätte of Northern Italy.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.