Olive/yellow back and white underside, often divided by a black band. Black scissor-tail and black spot at pectoral fin base. Aggregates in large schools on subtropical eastern Australian reefs.
Information
Max Size: 7 cm
Depth: 1-25m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (10% 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 (471 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Chromis nitida, Narooma, NSW. Photo: Andrew Green
Chromis nitida, NSW, Australia. Photo: Ian Shaw
Chromis nitida, Great Keppel Is, QLD. Photo: Andrew Green
