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Fawn chromis

Chromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the fawn 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 fawn chromis live?

Not recorded

Is the fawn 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 fawn chromis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917)

Synonyms Chromis caudofasciata, Chromis fumeus, Pomacentrus fumeus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Smokey chromisEnglish
  • Smokey pullerEnglish
  • Smoky chromisEnglish
  • Smoky pullerEnglish
  • Castanyoleta costaneraCatalan
  • sapín kouřovýCzech
  • Castañuela LúgubreSpanish
  • Castagnola fumosaItalian
  • マツバスズメダイJapanese
  • 연무자리돔Korean
  • Donzela-de-Hong-KongPortuguese
  • 厚殼仔Chinese
  • MatsubasuzumedaiJapanese
  • Yeon-mu-ja-li-domKorean
  • 煙色光鰓魚Chinese
  • 燕尾光鰓雀鯛Chinese
  • 燕尾光鰓魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fawn chromis

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 fawn chromis?

The fawn chromis (Chromis fumea) 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). Fawn chromis (Chromis fumea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fawn-chromis

MLA

“Fawn chromis (Chromis fumea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fawn-chromis.

BibTeX
@misc{fawn_chromis_2026,
  title = {Fawn chromis (Chromis fumea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fawn-chromis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}