Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: fieldi: Named for Richard Field, who first suspected that the Indian Ocean population of Chromis dimidiata might represent a different species.
Eponymy: Richard Field is an underwater photographer, at first free diving (1964) but latterly (early 1990s) using SCUBA. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 92902). Tropical
Indian Ocean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92902)
Inhabits coral reefs, both lagoon and outer reefs, but not in areas exposed to heavy wave action, at depths of 1 to at least 40 m. Feeds on zooplankton, but rarely more than a meter above the shelter of the reef (Ref. 92902).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and J.D. DiBattista, 2013. A new species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) from the Indian Ocean. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 19(1):1-16. (Ref. 92902)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.6 - 28.7, mean 27.3 °C (based on 218 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.00944 - 0.04623), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
