Chromis chromis

Chromis chromis
In French Riviera
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chromis
Species:
C. chromis
Binomial name
Chromis chromis
Synonyms
  • Sparus chromis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Heliastes chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814
  • Heliastes castanea (Cuvier, 1814)
  • Chromis mediteranea Cloquet, 1817

Chromis chromis, the damselfish or Mediterranean chromis, is a small species of ray-finned fish of the family Pomacentridae from the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.