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Etymology: Chromis: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Issue
This species is synonym of Chromis notata (Temminck and Schlegel, 1843) according to Iwatsubo et al. (2013: Ref. 94774:193). The synonym Chromis kennensis Whitley, 1964 is considered to be valid. Further confirmation needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 6 - 40 m (Ref. 7247). Subtropical; 35°N - 34°S
Western Pacific: there are two isolated populations: (1) southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands, and Taiwan; (2) Coral Sea, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Lord Howe Island and east coast of Australia between Sydney and the southern Great Barrier Reef. Reported from New Zealand (Ref. 35942) and Tonga (Ref. 53797)
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Adults inhabit lagoon and outer coral reefs, boulder bottoms and lava cliffs, in small to large aggregations (Ref. 7247). Diurnal species (Ref. 113699). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.5 - 28.1, mean 26.5 °C (based on 150 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00579 - 0.02736), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.08 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 55 [24, 104] mg/100g; Iron = 0.803 [0.471, 1.344] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [18.2, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.222 [0.126, 0.380] g/100g; Selenium = 11.3 [5.6, 23.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 116 [38, 354] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.09 [0.69, 1.63] mg/100g (wet weight);