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Common names: Barrier reef chromis, Shining puller, Yellowback puller
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Range is restricted to eastern Australia, including Lord Howe Island, but it mainly occurs on the Great Barrier Reef from its northernmost extent to the east of Torres Strait (ca. -10.36°, 143.68°) southward to the Capricorn/Bunker Group, off Gladstone, Queensland (ca -23.9°). It is most abundant on the central and southern portions of the Reef south of about -18°. Its range also extends southward along the coast of New South Wales to Montague Island (ca. -36.25°), but judging from museum specimens it is apparently uncommon in the southernmost section of its range. (Ref. 125611). Also Ref. 2334, 4966, 7247, 75154.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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Common names from other countries

Yellowback puller, 闪烁光鳃鱼, Shining puller, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Chrominae
Etymology: Chromis: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Whitley.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 125611), usually 8 - 25 m (Ref. 125611). Subtropical; 12°S - 35°S

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Western Pacific: restricted to eastern Australia, including Lord Howe Island.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125611)

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11.

Adults occur in small to large midwater aggregations on the outer edge of certain reefs in rich coralliferous areas in 5 to 25 meters. Juveniles and occasionally adults sometimes occur in lagoons (Ref. 7247). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Diurnal species (Ref. 54980; 113699).

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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R. | Collaborators

Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 August 2021

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 27.7, mean 25.9 (based on 345 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00579 - 0.02736), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.7 ±0.29 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Chromis nitida (Whitley, 1928)