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Blackaxil puller

Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951

Status not recordedbony fish

The blackaxil puller (Chromis atripectoralis) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the blackaxil puller

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 blackaxil puller live?

Not recorded

Is the blackaxil puller 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 blackaxil puller classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951
Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Black-axil chromisEnglish
  • Black-axil pullerEnglish
  • Blackaxil chromisEnglish
  • Blackfin chromisEnglish
  • Blue-green pullerEnglish
  • Castanyoleta blau celCatalan
  • saracal
  • sapín černoprsýCzech
  • Schwarzachsel-ChromisGerman
  • Castañuela celesteSpanish
  • Chromis à tache axillaire noireFrench
  • Castagnola ascella neraItalian
  • アオバスズメダイJapanese
  • GombingMalay
  • Donzela-de-axila-pretaPortuguese
  • mamoray
  • Tu'u'u-segasegaSamoan
  • 'atotiTahitian
  • 厚殼仔Chinese
  • Schwarzachsel-SchwalbenschwänzchenGerman
  • 綠光鰓魚Chinese
  • 黑腋光鰓魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackaxil puller

Other species in the same genus Chromis.

Damselfish

Chromis chromis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Blue puller

Chromis viridis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Blacksmith

Chromis punctipinnis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

CompareBlackaxil puller vs DamselfishBlackaxil puller vs Blue pullerBlackaxil puller vs Spottedfin pullerBlackaxil puller vs Brown puller

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blackaxil puller?

The blackaxil puller (Chromis atripectoralis) 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). Blackaxil puller (Chromis atripectoralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackaxil-puller

MLA

“Blackaxil puller (Chromis atripectoralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackaxil-puller.

BibTeX
@misc{blackaxil_puller_2026,
  title = {Blackaxil puller (Chromis atripectoralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackaxil-puller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}