Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 80

Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758) —Damselfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 19); subsequently recorded as Chromis chromis (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Chromis chromis (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 183); recently recorded as by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629); as Chromis chromis by Bariche et al. (2009: 3); as Chromis chromis by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM, FMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal to Gulf of Guinea and possibly Angola, including offshore islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 15 November 2010); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIB, Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Low priority for conservation action .