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Blackhead puller

Chromis klunzingeri Whitley, 1929

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the blackhead 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 blackhead puller live?

Not recorded

Is the blackhead 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 blackhead puller classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis klunzingeri Whitley, 1929
Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Black-head pullerEnglish
  • Black-headed chromisEnglish
  • Black-headed pullerEnglish
  • Blackheaded pullerEnglish
  • Castanyoleta coral·líCatalan
  • Castañuela de KlunzingerSpanish
  • Castagnola dal muso neroItalian
  • Donzela-de-KlunzingerPortuguese
  • 克氏光鰓魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackhead puller

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 blackhead puller?

The blackhead puller (Chromis klunzingeri) 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). Blackhead puller (Chromis klunzingeri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackhead-puller

MLA

“Blackhead puller (Chromis klunzingeri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackhead-puller.

BibTeX
@misc{blackhead_puller_2026,
  title = {Blackhead puller (Chromis klunzingeri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackhead-puller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}