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Black chromis

Chromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854)

Status not recordedbony fish

The black chromis (Chromis xanthura) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the black chromis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black chromis live?

Not recorded

Is the black chromis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black chromis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854)

Synonyms Chromis xanthurus, Heliases xanthurus

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Long-tail pullerEnglish
  • Pale-tail chromisEnglish
  • Pale-tail pullerEnglish
  • Paletail chromisEnglish
  • Castanyoleta de cua pàl·lidaCatalan
  • Samok-samokcgc
  • sapín tmavýCzech
  • Bleghalet jomfrufiskDanish
  • Castañuela cola blancaSpanish
  • Chromis à queue jauneFrench
  • Castagnola coda pallidaItalian
  • モンスズメダイJapanese
  • Donzela-das-MoluccasPortuguese
  • 'atotiTahitian
  • 厚殼仔Chinese
  • Chromis noirFrench
  • Demoiselle à Queue JauneFrench
  • 黃尾光鰓雀鯛Chinese
  • 黃尾光鰓魚Chinese
  • 黄尾光鳃鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black chromis

Other species in the same genus Chromis.

Damselfish

Chromis chromis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Blue puller

Chromis viridis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black chromis?

The black chromis (Chromis xanthura) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black chromis (Chromis xanthura). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-chromis

MLA

“Black chromis (Chromis xanthura).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-chromis.

BibTeX
@misc{black_chromis_2026,
  title = {Black chromis (Chromis xanthura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-chromis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}