Chromis chromis

Chromis chromis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chromis
Species:
C. chromis
Binomial name
Chromis chromis
Synonyms[2]
  • Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Heliastes chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814
  • Heliastes castanea (Cuvier, 1814)
  • Chromis mediteranea Cloquet, 1817

Chromis chromis, the damselfish or Mediterranean chromis, is a small species of ray-finned fish of the family Pomacentridae from the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

  1. ^ Rocha, L.A.; Myers, R. (2015). "Chromis chromis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T188324A1858212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T188324A1858212.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fishbase.org. Retrieved 11 February 2017.