Mönchsfisch (Chromis chromis)

Der Mönchsfisch (Chromis chromis) ist ein Fisch aus der Familie der Riffbarsche (Pomacentridae). Während die adulten Exemplare eine dunkle Färbung aufweisen, haben Jungtiere eine leuchtend blaue Farbe. Dass juvenile Riffbarsche eine völlig andere Färbung aufweisen ist nicht ungewöhnlich. Der Unterschied in der Färbung ist bei einigen Arten so groß, dass man einige Jungtiere früher für eigene Arten hielt.

Das Verbreitungsgebiet des Mönchsfischs erstreckt sich vom Mittelmeer bis in den östlichen Atlantik. Im Mittelmeer gehört zu den am häufigsten anzutreffenden Fischen. Die bis zu 13 cm langen Fische leben in kleinen Schulen über Felsriffen und Seegraswiesen.

Location: Lanzarote, Spanien (Foto: Roger Blum)

Arten der Gattung Chromis:

Chromis abrupta (Randall, 2001)

Chromis abyssicola (Allen & Randall, 1985)

Chromis abyssus (Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008)

Chromis acares (Randall & Swerdloff, 1973)

Chromis agilis (Smith, 1960)

Chromis albicauda Allen & Erdmann, 2009

Chromis albomaculata Kamohara, 1960

Chromis alleni Randall, Ida & Moyer, 1981

Chromis alpha Randall, 1988

Chromis alta Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871)

Chromis analis (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis athena Allen & Erdmann, 2008

Chromis atrilobata Gill, 1862

Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951

Chromis atripes Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis axillaris (Bennett, 1831)

Chromis bami Randall & McCosker, 1992

Chromis brevirostris Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008

Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951

Chromis caerulea (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis caudalis Randall, 1988

Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883)

Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis circumaurea Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008

Chromis crusma (Valenciennes, 1833)

Chromis cyanea (Poey, 1860)

Chromis dasygenys (Fowler, 1935)

Chromis degruyi Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008

Chromis delta Randall, 1988

Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871)

Chromis dispilus Griffin, 1923

Chromis earina Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008

Chromis elerae Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis enchrysura Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Chromis fatuhivae Randall, 2001

Chromis flavapicis Randall, 2001

Chromis flavaxilla Randall, 1994

Chromis flavicauda (Günther, 1880)

Chromis flavipectoralis Randall, 1988

Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara, 1960

Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917)

Chromis hanui Randall & Swerdloff, 1973

Chromis hypsilepis (Günther, 1867)

Chromis insolata (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis intercrusma Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917

Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906

Chromis jubauna Moura, 1995

Chromis klunzingeri Whitley, 1929

Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877

Chromis leucura Gilbert, 1905

Chromis limbata (Valenciennes, 1833)

Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Chromis lineata Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis lubbocki Edwards, 1986

Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946

Chromis megalopsis Allen, 1976

Chromis meridiana Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Chromis mirationis Tanaka, 1917

Chromis monochroma Allen & Randall, 2004

Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853)

Chromis nigroanalis Randall, 1988

Chromis nigrura Smith, 1960

Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928)

Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Chromis okamurai Yamakawa & Randall, 1989

Chromis onumai Senou & Kudo, 2007

Chromis opercularis (Günther, 1867)

Chromis ovalis (Steindachner, 1900)

Chromis ovatiformis Fowler, 1946

Chromis pamae Randall & McCosker, 1992

Chromis pelloura Randall & Allen, 1982

Chromis pembae Smith, 1960

Chromis planesi Lecchini & Williams, 2004

Chromis punctipinnis (Cooper, 1863)

Chromis pura Allen & Randall, 2004

Chromis randalli Greenfield & Hensley, 1970

Chromis retrofasciata Weber, 1913

Chromis sanctaehelenae Edwards, 1987

Chromis scotochiloptera Fowler, 1918

Chromis scotti Emery, 1968

Chromis struhsakeri Randall & Swerdloff, 1973

Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Chromis trialpha Allen & Randall, 1980

Chromis unipa Allen & Erdmann, 2009

Chromis vanderbilti (Fowler, 1941)

Chromis verater Jordan & Metz, 1912

Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis westaustralis Allen, 1976

Chromis woodsi Bruner & Arnam, 1979

Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851)

Chromis xanthopterygia Randall & McCarthy, 1988

Chromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854)

Chromis xouthos Allen & Erdmann, 2005

Chromis xutha Randall, 1988

Chromis albomaculatus Kamohara, 1960 --> Chromis albomaculata Kamohara, 1960

Chromis andreae Günther, 1864 --> Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)

Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864 --> Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864)

Chromis azurelineatus Fowler & Bean, 1928 --> Altrichthys azurelineatus (Fowler & Bean, 1928)

Chromis bermudae Nichols, 1920 --> Chromis flavicauda (Günther, 1880)

Chromis bicolor (Rochebrune, 1880) --> Abudefduf hoefleri (Steindachner, 1881)

Chromis bitaeniatus Fowler & Bean, 1928 --> Neoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 --> Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Chromis caeruleomaculatus Rochebrune, 1880 --> Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)

Chromis caeruleus (Cuvier, 1830) --> Chromis caerulea (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis caeruleus (Cuvier, 1830) --> Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Chromis castanea Cuvier, 1814 --> Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis caudofasciata Shen & Chen, 1978 --> Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917)

Chromis cautus (Troschel, 1866) --> Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853)

Chromis chrysurus (Bliss, 1883) --> Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883)

Chromis cinctus (Playfair, 1868) --> Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Chromis coeruleomaculatus Rochebrune, 1880 --> Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)

Chromis coeruleus (Cuvier, 1830) --> Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Chromis cupreus Fowler & Bean, 1923 --> Chromis crusma (Valenciennes, 1833)

Chromis cyaneus (Poey, 1860) --> Chromis cyanea (Poey, 1860)

Chromis desmostigma Fowler & Bean, 1928 --> Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)

Chromis dimidata (Klunzinger, 1871) --> Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871)

Chromis dimidiatus (Klunzinger, 1871) --> Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871)

Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864 --> Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Chromis elaphrus Jenkins, 1903 --> Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)

Chromis enchrysurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 --> Chromis enchrysura Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Chromis epicurorum Gronow, 1854 --> Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766)

Chromis faidherbii Rochebrune, 1880 --> Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)

Chromis flavomaculatus Kamohara, 1960 --> Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara, 1960

Chromis fraenatus Araga & Yoshino, 1975 --> Chromis mirationis Tanaka, 1917

Chromis fragoris Whitley, 1964 --> Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871)

Chromis frenatus C & V --> Chromis caerulea (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis fumeus (Tanaka, 1917) --> Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917)

Chromis fuscomaculatus Guichenot, 1853 --> Nandopsis tetracanthus (Valenciennes, 1831)

Chromis galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) --> Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis guentheri Steindachner, 1864 --> Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis guineensis Günther, 1862 --> Tilapia guineensis (Bleeker, 1862)

Chromis heudelotii (Duméril, 1861) --> Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii (Duméril, 1861)

Chromis humbug Whitley, 1954 --> Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis insolatus (Cuvier, 1830) --> Chromis insolata (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis insulindicus Bleeker, 1877 --> Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis isharae (Schmidt, 1930) --> Chromis chrysura (Bliss, 1883)

Chromis isomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906 --> Chromis iomelas Jordan & Seale, 1906

Chromis kennensis Whitley, 1964 --> Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara, 1960

Chromis lateralis (Duméril, 1861) --> Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis latus Günther, 1862 --> Tilapia guineensis (Bleeker, 1862)

Chromis lepidurus C & V --> Chromis caerulea (Cuvier, 1830)

Chromis leucurus Gilbert, 1905 --> Chromis leucura Gilbert, 1905

Chromis lineatus Fowler & Bean, 1928 --> Chromis lineata Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis lineatus Cadenat, 1950 --> Chromis cadenati Whitley, 1951

Chromis macrocephalus Bleeker, 1862 --> Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Rüppell, 1852

Chromis margarifer Fowler, 1946 --> Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946

Chromis margaritifera Fowler, 1946 --> Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946

Chromis marginata (Castelnau, 1855) --> Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853)

Chromis mediteranea Cloquet, 1817 --> Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis melanopleura (Duméril, 1861) --> Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)

Chromis menzalensis Mitchell, 1895 --> Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)

Chromis microcephalus Günther, 1862 --> Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Rüppell, 1852

Chromis microstomus Lortet, 1883 --> Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis miyakeensis Moyer & Ida, 1976 --> Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852 --> Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Chromis multilineatus (Guichenot, 1853) --> Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853)

Chromis natalensis Weber, 1897 --> Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Chromis nigripinnis (Guichenot, 1861) --> Sarotherodon nigripinnis nigripinnis (Guichenot, 1861)

Chromis nigrurus Smith, 1960 --> Chromis nigrura Smith, 1960

Chromis nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758) --> Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) --> Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis notatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) --> Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Chromis ovatiformes Fowler, 1946 --> Chromis ovatiformis Fowler, 1946

Chromis philippinus Fowler, 1918 --> Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Chromis pleuromelas (Duméril, 1861) --> Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis polycentra (Duméril, 1858) --> Tilapia guineensis (Bleeker, 1862)

Chromis rendalli Boulenger, 1897 --> Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)

Chromis rendallii Boulenger, 1897 --> Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)

Chromis reticulatus Fowler & Bean, 1928 --> Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851)

Chromis retrofasciatas Weber, 1913 --> Chromis retrofasciata Weber, 1913

Chromis retrofasciatus Weber, 1913 --> Chromis retrofasciata Weber, 1913

Chromis rollandi Whitley, 1961 --> Chrysiptera rollandi (Whitley, 1961)

Chromis scotochilopterus Fowler, 1918 --> Chromis scotochiloptera Fowler, 1918

Chromis simulanis Smith, 1960 --> Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis simulans Smith, 1960 --> Chromis weberi Fowler & Bean, 1928

Chromis spilurus Günther, 1894 --> Oreochromis spilurus spilurus (Günther, 1894)

Chromis tanganicae Günther, 1894 --> Oreochromis tanganicae (Günther, 1894)

Chromis ternatense (Bleeker, 1856) --> Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Chromis tiberiadis Lortet, 1883 --> Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chromis tristrami (Günther, 1860) --> Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)

Chromis velox Jenkins, 1901 --> Chromis ovalis (Steindachner, 1900)

Chromis verator Jordan & Metz, 1912 --> Chromis verater Jordan & Metz, 1912

Chromis villadoldi Jordan & Tanaka, 1927 --> Chromis notata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Chromis virescens Ogilby, 1922 --> Pristotis obtusirostris (Günther, 1862)

Chromis vorax Pfeffer, 1893 --> Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Chromis xanthochir (Bleeker, 1851) --> Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851)

Chromis xanthurus (Bleeker, 1854) --> Chromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854)

Chromis zillii (Gervais, 1848) --> Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)