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Yellow-axil puller

Chromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851)

Status not recordedbony fish

The yellow-axil puller (Chromis xanthochira) is a species in the family Pomacentridae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the yellow-axil 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 yellow-axil puller live?

Not recorded

Is the yellow-axil 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 yellow-axil puller classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyPomacentridae
  6. genusChromis
  7. SpeciesChromis xanthochira (Bleeker, 1851)

Synonyms Chromis reticulatus, Chromis xanthochir, Chromis xanthocira, Heliases xanthochir, Heliases xanthochirus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Striped-tail pullerEnglish
  • Yellow-axil chromisEnglish
  • Yellow-blotch pullerEnglish
  • Yellowaxil chromisEnglish
  • Castanyoleta bronzeCatalan
  • sapín ocasopruhýCzech
  • Castagnola ascella giallaItalian
  • タソガレスズメダイJapanese
  • GombingMalay
  • Donzela-de-axila-douradaPortuguese
  • 厚殼仔Chinese
  • 黃腋光鰓魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yellow-axil 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 yellow-axil puller?

The yellow-axil puller (Chromis xanthochira) 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). Yellow-axil puller (Chromis xanthochira). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-axil-puller

MLA

“Yellow-axil puller (Chromis xanthochira).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-axil-puller.

BibTeX
@misc{yellow_axil_puller_2026,
  title = {Yellow-axil puller (Chromis xanthochira)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-axil-puller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}