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Blue head chromis

Chromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods, 1980

Status not recordedbony fish

The blue head chromis (Chromis limbaughi) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the blue head 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 blue head chromis live?

Not recorded

Is the blue head 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 blue head chromis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis limbaughi Greenfield & Woods, 1980
Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Blue-and-yellow chromisEnglish
  • Limbaugh's chromisEnglish
  • Limbaugh's damselfishEnglish
  • Castanyoleta de LimbaughCatalan
  • 林氏光鳃鱼Chinese
  • castañeta mexicanaSpanish
  • Chauffet de LimbaughFrench
  • Castagnola giallobluItalian
  • Donzela-de-LimbaughPortuguese
  • 林氏光鰓魚Chinese
  • Castañeta de LimbaughSpanish
  • Castañuela MexicanaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue head chromis

Other species in the same genus Chromis.

Damselfish

Chromis chromis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Blue puller

Chromis viridis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

CompareBlue head chromis vs DamselfishBlue head chromis vs Blue pullerBlue head chromis vs Blackaxil pullerBlue head chromis vs Spottedfin puller

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue head chromis?

The blue head chromis (Chromis limbaughi) belongs to the family Pomacentridae in the order Perciformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue head chromis (Chromis limbaughi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-head-chromis

MLA

“Blue head chromis (Chromis limbaughi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-head-chromis.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_head_chromis_2026,
  title = {Blue head chromis (Chromis limbaughi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-head-chromis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}