Lines of blue spots along a brown body, blue anal fin, blue margin on dorsal fin and a yellow tail. Very similar to C. vanderbilti and C. lineata, but lacking tiny golden spot below rear dorsal fin base, and confined to Indian Ocean. An Indian Ocean species, in Australia only found at Christmas Island.
Information
Max Size: 6 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 25.9-30.4°C
Depth: 1-30m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (56% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Large aggregations (260 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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Chromis nigrura, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
