Black Chromis
Chromis xanthura
- Usual depth8–24 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonCommon
Photo credit: (c) Michael A. Alcorn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chromis xanthura is a species of damselfish found in the Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Chromis xanthura”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 35 records
- February: 784 records
- March: 857 records
- April: 1,710 records
- May: 555 records
- June: 456 records
- July: 267 records
- August: 255 records
- September: 148 records
- October: 148 records
- November: 59 records
- December: 43 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–24 m · Deepest record: 53 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Solomon Islands Fish ID Project, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Solomon Islands Fish ID Project, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black Chromis, Long-tail Puller, paletail chromis
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Chromis noir, Demoiselle à Queue Jaune
- Japanese
- Monsuzumedai, モンスズメダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 黃尾光鰓魚, 黄尾光鳃鱼
Other scientific names: Chromis xanthurus, Heliases xanthurus
Similar species
Black-axil chromisChromis atripectoralis
Ternate chromisChromis ternatensis
Blue-green damselfishChromis viridis
Weber's chromisChromis weberi
Alpha ChromisChromis alpha
Brown PullerChromis analis
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 5,814 open-data records from 1854 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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