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Puller

Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 puller live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 puller classified?

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

Synonyms Chromis insulindicus, Glyphisodon angulatus, Glyphisodon javanicus, Heliases cinerascens

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Green chromisEnglish
  • Green pullerEnglish
  • Peppered chromisEnglish
  • Castanyoleta llimonaCatalan
  • Samok-samokcgc
  • sapín zelenavýCzech
  • Chromis vert à queue blancheFrench
  • Castagnola cenerinaItalian
  • ワカタケスズメダイJapanese
  • GombingMalay
  • Donzela-cítricaPortuguese
  • ปลาสลิดหินสีน้ำตาลThai
  • 厚殼仔Chinese
  • 灰光鰓雀鯛Chinese
  • 灰光鰓魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the 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 puller?

The puller (Chromis cinerascens) 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). Puller (Chromis cinerascens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/puller

MLA

“Puller (Chromis cinerascens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/puller.

BibTeX
@misc{puller_2026,
  title = {Puller (Chromis cinerascens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/puller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}