Yellowback Puller, Chromis nitida (Whitley 1928)
Other Names: Barrier Reef Chromis, Shining Puller, Yellow-back Puller, Yellow-backed Puller
A Yellowback Puller, Chromis nitida, at North West Solitary Island, New South Wales. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A damselfish with a yellowish back usually separated from the silvery white lower side by a dark stripe running through the eye to the base of the soft dorsal fin, a black spot on the pectoral-fin base, a deeply forked tail with a black bar along the outer margins - the upper bar extending back to the last dorsal-fin ray.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Chromis nitida in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/326
Yellowback Puller, Chromis nitida (Whitley 1928)
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Distribution |
Northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to Merimbula, New South Wales, and Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. Adults often form small to large aggregations in coral rich areas on the outer reef edge, and sometimes in lagoons. |
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Etymology |
The specific name nitida is from the Latin nitidus (= shining, polished, glittering), presumably in reference to the silvery sides. |
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Species Citation |
Tetradrachmum nitidum Whitley 1928, Records of the Australian Museum 16(4): 219, pl. 17. Type locality: Hayman Island, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Yellowback Puller, Chromis nitida (Whitley 1928)
References
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