Chromis chromis ';
General information
 
Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameDamselfish
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Pomacentridae.
Geographical distribution
Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Morocco; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Mauritania; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Gibraltar; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Slovenia; Benin; Cape Verde; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Sao Tome and Principe; Togo; Tunisia; Western Sahara
Occurrence Native: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Benin, Cape Verde, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, Tunisia, Western Sahara
Importance
Remarks
Total DNA content was 1.25 pg.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Malaga coast, Spain
Source of chromosomes
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Number of specimens with sex
Both male and female
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
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Fundamental arm number
48
Chromosome length
27.37
Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Cano J, Thode G, Alvarez M (1982). Karyoevolutive Considerations in 29 mediterranean teleost fishes. Vie et Milieu / Life & Environment, Observatoire Océanologique -Laboratoire Arago, 32(1): 21-24.