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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: Chromis: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); abadhah: Named 'abadhah' (pronounced aa-BAH-duh), which means 'perpetual' in Dhivehi, the local language of the Maldives; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 80 - 120 m (Ref. 132422). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Indian Ocean: Maldives.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132422)
Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D XIII,12-13; A II,11-12; pectoral-fin rays 17-18; tubed lateral-line scales 17; gill rakers 7 + 17-18 = 24-25. Colouration: body pearly white; a large black marking covering anterior two-thirds of anal fin; small black spot on upper edge of pectoral-fin base; without markings on caudal peduncle (Ref. 132422).
Cross section: compressed.
Collected on a steep slope at 101-118 m, other individuals observed elsewhere at 80-120 m depth. Habitat complexity was medium to high, small crevices and caves, but of low relief, with an apparently high diversity of encrusting sponges (Ref. 132422).
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Rocha, L.A., H.T. Pinheiro, A. Najeeb, C.R. Rocha and B. Shepherd, 2024. Chromis abadhah (Teleostei, Pomacentridae), a new species of damselfish from mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Maldives. Zookeys 1219:165-174. (Ref. 132422)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
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).
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