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Cobalt chromis

Chromis flavicauda (Günther, 1880)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the cobalt 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 cobalt chromis live?

Not recorded

Is the cobalt 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 cobalt chromis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis flavicauda (Günther, 1880)

Synonyms Chromis bermudae, Heliases bermudae, Heliastes flavicauda

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Malayan chromisEnglish
  • Yellowfin chromisEnglish
  • Castanyoleta cobaltCatalan
  • 橘尾光鰓魚Chinese
  • Castañuela cobaltoSpanish
  • Castagnola cobaltoItalian
  • DonzelaPortuguese
  • 橘尾光鳃鱼Chinese
  • 百慕大沼光鰓魚Chinese
  • 百慕大沼光鳃鱼Chinese
  • Donzela-cobaltoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cobalt chromis

Other species in the same genus Chromis.

Damselfish

Chromis chromis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Blue puller

Chromis viridis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

CompareCobalt chromis vs DamselfishCobalt chromis vs Blue pullerCobalt chromis vs Blackaxil pullerCobalt chromis vs Spottedfin puller

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cobalt chromis?

The cobalt chromis (Chromis flavicauda) 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). Cobalt chromis (Chromis flavicauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cobalt-chromis

MLA

“Cobalt chromis (Chromis flavicauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cobalt-chromis.

BibTeX
@misc{cobalt_chromis_2026,
  title = {Cobalt chromis (Chromis flavicauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cobalt-chromis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}