Paletail chromis (Chromis xanthura)

Scientific name: Chromis xanthura Bleeker, 1854

Paletail chromis (Chromis xanthura)

The Paletail chromis (Chromis xanthura) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Fish exhibit color variation with size and location. Juveniles are slate gray to a brilliant metallic blue with a bright orange-yellow tail. Adults are dark gray to black, and in most areas have a white tail.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chromis xanthura
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
3–40 m (10–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 3 - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island and offshore reefs of northwestern Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean to the islands of Oceania (excluding the Hawaiian Islands). Reported from Maldives, Japan and Taiwan. Replaced by Chromis opercularis in western Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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