Greek khrόmis between sound and smell. Anthropozoology of a fish

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ID4693036
AuthorsAndrea Guasparri (0000-0002-2932-8232, Università degli Studi eCampus, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume51
Issue2
Pages105-113
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropozoologica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0761-3032 • E-ISSN: 2107-0881
PublisherMuseum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5252/az2016n2a3
OpenAlexW2561453083
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

The Greek and Latin world viewed khrόmis as essentially a vocal fish and a highly esteemed one, which does not match the identification, provided by Rondelet and ratified by Linnaeus, with the Mediterranean damselfish, Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758) (also extended to the other pomacentrids of the genus Chromis). Trying to explain the reason behind Rondelet’s misidentification deepens our understanding of the anthropozoology of the fish actually called khrόmis by the ancients (in fact a sciaenid, most likely the shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758)), while at the same time providing a possible interpretation to immunda chromis (lit. ‘unclean chromis’), an obscure syntagm found in Ovid’s (?) Halieutica

Biology · Coral reef fish · Damselfish · Fish · Fishery · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Fish Ecology and Management Studies · Marine animal studies overview

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