User:Miligirl808/Chromis verater

Comments/Edits by A.Faucci in bold:


 * Nice draft!!! All information is there, it just needs some editing, formatting and restructuring.
 * In general, remember that Wikipedia is a dictionary and not an essay, so you should only include information about your species, for anything else, just link a word to a Wikipedia article (for example, don't write about hawaii, just link the word Hawaii to a Wiki article).
 * nice work on citing your reference throughout the text. Almost each sentence should have a citation link.. Wikipedia has its own way of citing/linking sources using the "cite function. Check the Adding Citations training.
 * Distribution is geographic distribution, so start with that first, then discuss where they can be found on a smaller scale (habitat)
 * detailed comments below in bold/strikeout
 * I also saw one of your peers adding his review on the main article. here it is: Peer Review Daron Pettus-I think this article is great but there needs to be more changes. One of those changes needs to be the appearance and behavior of the fish. What causes the dots to change and how do they react to other fish.

Threespot Chromis Verater

What is already in the article: What is a chromis verater, and the scientific classification for the fish specifically: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species.

What I plan on adding or changing: description, distribution & habitat, and human use & cultural significance

Distribution & Habitat:

You can see the threespot chromis at almost any beach on the island. These species tend to live in rocky bottom areas around caves with a depth between 20-500 feet but are usually seen at slightly over 100 feet (Jordan & Metz, 2023). The species' behavior determines their habitat preference. The Threespot Chromis is locally common along ledges where they’re exposed to the current where it feeds on zooplankton.

Description: The threespot chromis is usually dark gray or black with three white spots: one above, one below, and one on the bottom of the tail (Jordan & Metz, 2023). Specifically, the three white spots are located on the rear base of the dorsal fin, the rear base of the anal fin, and at the mid-base of the caudal fin. This species is able to lighten or darken their spots which could also disappear. This species has a lower body condition and weight-at-length in mesophotic sites compared to shallow reef sites (Winston & Morgan, 2016). However, at times it can turn almost entirely silver-gray. During spawning season, the males tend to lighten their bodies while their fins are dark, resembling a pattern of Hawaiian Dascyllus.

●    Human Use: The threespot chromis can be displayed in a commercial aquarium. To care for these fishes they could be given wide-open swimming areas. If in an aquarium, provide caves and ledges for shelter, this species probably prefers a low-lit aquarium.

●     References:

○     http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsespecies.php?Critt erID=744&filter=0

○     http://www.hawaiisfishes.com/fish_of_month/past_fom/fom_07_03.htm

○     https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-018-3395-y

○     https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/379873b6-db56-44fd-8 8a8-2f509303d2b8

○     https://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/damselfishes/chromis

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