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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: Chromis: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); gunting: Name from Tagalog term for scissors (= gunting); referring to the bilateral outermost black margins of the caudal fin that gives its appearance like scissors; noun in apposition..
