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Shining puller

Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the shining 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 shining puller live?

Not recorded

Is the shining 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 shining puller classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis nitida (Whitley, 1928)

Synonyms Tetradrachmum nitidum

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Barrier reef chromisEnglish
  • Yellow-back pullerEnglish
  • Yellow-backed pullerEnglish
  • Yellowback pullerEnglish
  • Castanyoleta de Barrera de CorallCatalan
  • sapín bariérovýCzech
  • Castañuela BrillanteSpanish
  • Chromis brillantFrench
  • Castagnola dal dorso gialloItalian
  • Donzela-da-Barreira-de-CoralPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shining 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 shining puller?

The shining puller (Chromis nitida) 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). Shining puller (Chromis nitida). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-puller

MLA

“Shining puller (Chromis nitida).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-puller.

BibTeX
@misc{shining_puller_2026,
  title = {Shining puller (Chromis nitida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-puller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}