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Purple chromis

Chromis scotti Emery, 1968

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the purple 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 purple chromis live?

Not recorded

Is the purple 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 purple chromis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis scotti Emery, 1968
Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Purple reeffishEnglish
  • Castanyoleta moradaCatalan
  • sapín ScottůvCzech
  • cromis púrpuraSpanish
  • Castagnola violettaItalian
  • Donzela-roxaPortuguese
  • Azulejo de CantoSpanish
  • castañeta púrpuraSpanish
  • Castañuela de ScottSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the purple chromis

Other species in the same genus Chromis.

Damselfish

Chromis chromis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

Blue puller

Chromis viridis

PomacentridaeNo free photo yet

ComparePurple chromis vs DamselfishPurple chromis vs Blue pullerPurple chromis vs Blackaxil pullerPurple chromis vs Spottedfin puller

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the purple chromis?

The purple chromis (Chromis scotti) 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). Purple chromis (Chromis scotti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/purple-chromis

MLA

“Purple chromis (Chromis scotti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/purple-chromis.

BibTeX
@misc{purple_chromis_2026,
  title = {Purple chromis (Chromis scotti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/purple-chromis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}