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Where does the Damselfish live?

Chromis chromis has 18,997 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1802 to 2026. Most records come from France.

AnimaliaChordataPerciformesPomacentridaeChromis

When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
France 9,535
Spain 4,437
Greece 2,024
Croatia 807
Italy 769
Türkiye 167
Malta 141
Nigeria 118
Ghana 82
Montenegro 79
Gabon 78
Portugal 77
Côte d'Ivoire 71
Cyprus 70
Liberia 63
Sierra Leone 52
Cameroon 43
Lebanon 38
Guinea 36
Monaco 29
Israel 25
Slovenia 25
Ukraine 25
Senegal 23
Guinea-Bissau 22
Congo 21
Russia 20
Equatorial Guinea 19
Albania 18
Tunisia 16
Togo 12
Angola 11
DR Congo 11
Benin 10
Algeria 9
Cabo Verde 3
Fiji 3
Morocco 2
Syria 2
Bulgaria 1

Showing the top 40 of 43 places.

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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.