WoRMS taxon details
Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)
127000 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127000)
accepted
Species
Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814 · unaccepted
Chromis mediteranea Cloquet, 1817 · unaccepted
Heliastes castanea (Cuvier, 1814) · unaccepted
Heliastes chromis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127000 on 2025-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chromis mediteranea Cloquet, 1817) Cloquet, H. (1816-30). Pisces accounts. <em>In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles.</em> Volumes 1-60. [Initials after accounts correspond to authors given in Vol. 1; fish accounts by Lacepède (L. L.), Duméril (C. D.), Daudin (F. M. D.) and Cloquet (H. C.)]. [Dates for volumes are given by Cassini 1834, Opuscles Phytologiques, p. 47.].
page(s): 147 (v. 9) [details]
original description (of Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814) Cuvier, G. (1814). Observations et recherches critiques sur différentes poissons de la Méditerranée et, à leur occasion, sur des Poissons des autres mers plus ou moins liés avec eux. <em>Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> 1814: 80-92., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4439986
page(s): 88 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 147 (v. 9) [details]
original description (of Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814) Cuvier, G. (1814). Observations et recherches critiques sur différentes poissons de la Méditerranée et, à leur occasion, sur des Poissons des autres mers plus ou moins liés avec eux. <em>Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> 1814: 80-92., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4439986
page(s): 88 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (WoRCS) Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshku gështenjë | [details] |
| Catalan | tutacastanyoleta | [details] |
| Croatian | kaligerindijanaccnerj | [details] |
| Dutch | zwaluwstaartvismonniksvis | [details] |
| English | damselfish | [details] |
| German | Mönchsfisch | [details] |
| Hebrew | כרומית ים-תיכונית | [details] |
| Italian | monacella niraguarracino nirofabrettocastagnola | [details] |
| Maltese | kastajnolacawla | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Καλογριά | [details] |
| Polish | chromis kasztanowy | [details] |
| Portuguese | castanheta | [details] |
| Russian | Ласточка | [details] |
| Slovenian | èrnik | [details] |
| Spanish | castañuela | [details] |
| Swedish | munkfiskfrökenfisk | [details] |
| Turkish | papaz baligicatalkuyruk | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Хроміс звичайнийМорська ластівка | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Heliastes chromis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications) (from synonym Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chromis chromis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Chromis mediteranea Cloquet, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Heliastes castanea (Cuvier, 1814))
To FishBase (from synonym Heliastes chromis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (104935 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To GenBank (104935 nucleotides; 40 proteins) (from synonym Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Heliastes chromis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (63 publications) (from synonym Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chromis chromis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Chromis mediteranea Cloquet, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Heliastes castanea (Cuvier, 1814))
To FishBase (from synonym Heliastes chromis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (104935 nucleotides; 40 proteins)
To GenBank (104935 nucleotides; 40 proteins) (from synonym Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
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