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Blue puller

Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the blue 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 blue puller live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the blue puller as introduced in 1 country.

  1. China

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the blue 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 blue puller classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830)

Synonyms Dascyllus cyanurus, Glyphisodon bandanensis, Heliases frenatus, Heliases lepisurus, Pomacentrus viridis

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Blue green chromisEnglish
  • Blue green damselfishEnglish
  • Blue-green chromisEnglish
  • Blue-green damselfishEnglish
  • Blue-green pullerEnglish
  • Green chromisEnglish
  • Green damselEnglish
  • Green pullerEnglish
  • Castanyoleta blau verdósCatalan
  • sapín zelenýCzech
  • Blågrøn jomfrufiskDanish
  • Grünes SchwalbenschwänzchenGerman
  • Castañuela verde azulSpanish
  • saraFijian
  • Demoiselle BleueFrench
  • כרומית ירקרקתHebrew
  • Castagnola blu verdeItalian
  • デバスズメダイJapanese
  • GombingMalay
  • Blauwgroen juffertjeDutch
  • garbik zielonyPolish
  • Donzela-esverdeadaPortuguese
  • mamoray
  • 'atotiTahitian
  • 厚殼仔Chinese
  • Chromis vertFrench
  • Demoiselle bleu-vertFrench
  • 水銀燈Chinese
  • 蓝绿光鳃鱼Chinese
  • 藍綠光鰓雀鯛Chinese
  • 藍綠光鰓魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue puller

Other species in the same genus Chromis.

Damselfish

Chromis chromis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Blacksmith

Chromis punctipinnis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the blue puller an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the blue puller as introduced in 1 country: China, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the blue puller?

The blue puller (Chromis viridis) 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). Blue puller (Chromis viridis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chromis-viridis

MLA

“Blue puller (Chromis viridis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chromis-viridis.

BibTeX
@misc{chromis_viridis_2026,
  title = {Blue puller (Chromis viridis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chromis-viridis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}