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Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: Chromis: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); tingting: Named for the first author’s mother (in recognition of her unconditional love, support and
encouragement); noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Ting Ting is the mother of the first author, Yi-Kai Tea of the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney. This damselfish was named in her honour for her “… unconditional love, support and encouragement.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 50 m (Ref. 120429). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan and probably South Korea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 120429)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D XIV,13-14; A II,12; pectoral rays 19-20; tubed lateral-line scales 15-17; gill rakers 5-6 + 17-20 = 22-26; caudal fin with two spinous procurrent rays dorsally and ventrally. Colour of adult generally silvery white with a large black spot on the pectoral fin base that reaches the lower limits of the axil; juvenile's head and body entirely gunmetal to silvery-grey, overlaid with greenish blue iridescence dorsally; the iris pale blue to grey, bright metallic blue on dorsal edge; axil of pectoral fin base with large black spot; caudal peduncle greyish yellow to bright yellow posteriorly; dorsal fin bright yellow, with basal part of spinous part of fin greyish yellow in larger juveniles; anal fin bright yellow; caudal fin bright yellow basally with remainder of fin hyaline in small juveniles, the yellow area becoming more extensive to cover most of fin in larger juveniles; pectoral fins are hyaline; pelvic fins greyish hyaline, edged in pale blue (Ref. 120429).
Usually frequents deep reefs with some sponge and coral cover, reaching 86 m, although sometimes recorded at shallower depths of 25 m. Associates with species of the genera <>Sacura, Pseudanthias, Tosanoides and Pseudolabrus (Ref. 120429).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tea, Y.-K., A.C. Gill and H. Senou, 2019. Chromis tingting, a new species of damselfish from mesophotic coral ecosystems of southern Japan, with notes on C. mirationis Tanaka (Teleostei: Pomacentridae). Zootaxa 4586(2).249-260. (Ref. 120429)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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).
