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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: Chromis:Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); torquata:Name from Latin: 'torquata' meaning adorned with a collar, referring to the diagnostic dark band behind the head.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία
Western Indian Ocean: restricted to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.2 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 118302); 8.7 cm SL (female)
Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 8; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 11; Εδρικές άκανθες: 2; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 11; Σπόνδυλοι: 26. This species is distinguished be the following characters: D XIII,11; A II,10-11 (usually 11); pectoral rays 19-20 (usually 19); spiniform caudal rays 3; tubed lateral-line scales (17-19); gill rakers 7-8 + 20-22, total rakers 28-30; body depth 2.3-2.4 in SL. Colouration: when alive, mainly charcoal grey to dark greenish brown, whitish to yellowish anteriorly (behind pectoral fin) and ventrally; a broad black band behind head (or slightly overlapping opercle), from side of nape to just behind pectoral-fin base; cheek, opercle, and side of snout mainly white (except in yellow individuals), except black patch around upper margin of eye; iris yellow-orange; caudal fin mainly brown with darker band along dorsal and ventral edge of lobes; juvenile is bluish with prominent black band behind the head and bright yellow caudal lobes with yellow on upper lobe extending onto dorsal portion of caudal peduncle (Ref. 118302).
Usually found in habitats consisting of outer, seaward reefs at depths of about 10-40 m (Ref. 118302).
Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Allen, G.R., 2018. Chromis torquata, a new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from Mauritius and Réunion. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 24(1):15-22. (Ref. 118302)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01820 (0.00804 - 0.04119), b=2.99 (2.81 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278): 3.0 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
