Blackhead Puller, Chromis klunzingeri Whitley 1929

Other Names: Black-head Puller, Black-headed Chromis, Blackheaded Puller, Black-headed Puller

A Blackhead Puller, Chromis klunzingeri, in Jurien Bay, Western Australia. Source: Graham Edgar / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution

Summary:

A white damselfish with the top of the head, back and dorsal fin bright yellow, usually a broad black diagonal bar from above the pectoral-fin base through the eye to behind the mouth, and a large black spot in the axil of the pectoral fin. Some individuals lack the black bar.

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Bray, D.J. 2016, Chromis klunzingeri in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2317

Blackhead Puller, Chromis klunzingeri Whitley 1929

More Info

Distribution	Endemic to south Western Australia from the Recherche Archipelago to the Houtman Abrolhos islands. Inhabits inshore and offshore coral and rocky reefs.
Species Citation	Chromis klunzingeri Whitley 1929, Mem. Qld Mus. 9(3): 244. Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2016
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Blackhead Puller, Chromis klunzingeri Whitley 1929

References

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Allen, G.R. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Pomacentridae. pp. 634-638 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.

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Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs.

Kuiter, R.H. 1994. Family Pomacentridae. pp. 668-675, figs 586-591 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.

Whitley, G.P. 1929. Some fishes of the order Amphiprioniformes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 9(3): 207-246 figs 1-4 pls 27-28