Striped-Tail Puller
Chromis xanthochira
- Usual depth5–27 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJune and November
- How commonRare
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 22 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 18 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–27 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Striped-Tail Puller, Yellow-axil Chromis, Yellow-axil Puller, Yellow-blotch Puller
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Tasogaresuzumedai, タソガレスズメダイ
Other scientific names: Chromis reticulatus, Chromis xanthochir, Chromis xanthocira, Heliases xanthochir, Heliases xanthochirus
Similar species
Black ChromisChromis xanthura
Black-axil chromisChromis atripectoralis
Ternate chromisChromis ternatensis
Blue-green damselfishChromis viridis
Weber's chromisChromis weberi
Alpha ChromisChromis alpha
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).
- 169 open-data records from 1909 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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