Twinspot chromis

Azurina elerae

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth13–69 m
Water temperature24–30 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and October
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 8 records
March: 12 records
April: 13 records
May: 18 records
June: 9 records
July: 13 records
August: 9 records
September: 12 records
October: 19 records
November: 8 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 13–69 m · Deepest record: 76 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 12 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 9 records
28–30 °C: 36 records

Photos

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ro Hill, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Twinspot chromis, Twin-spot Chromis, Twin-spot Puller, Twinspot Puller

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: Castañeta domino
French: Chromis à double tache
Japanese: Taiwansuzumedai, タイワンスズメダイ

Other scientific names: Chromis elerae

Similar species

Brown chromis
Azurina lepidolepis
Cow pilot
Abudefduf saxatilis
Scissortail sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Indo-Pacific sergeant
Abudefduf vaigiensis
Spiny chromis
Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Black-snouted Sergeant-major
Amblyglyphidodon curacao

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
47 open-data records from 1973 to 2015.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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