Chiarachromis

Chiarachromis
Temporal range: Ypresian
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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

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

References

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  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.