Chromis margaritifer

Half-and-half puller | Bicolour Chromis | Chocolate Dip | Half and Half Chromis | Whitetail Chromis
Chromis margaritifer
Chromis margaritifer, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Chromis margaritifer
Chromis margaritifer, adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Chromis margaritifer
Chromis margaritifer, adult, Northen GBR, Photo: Joe Shields
Chromis margaritifer
Chromis margaritifer, adult, Northern GBR, Photo: Joe Shields
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Chromis margaritifer
Chromis margaritifer
Chromis margaritifer
Chromis margaritifer

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Transition to white at rear of dorsal and anal fins further back on the body than on C. fieldi (Two-tone Puller) and C. iomelas (Half-and-half Puller).


Information

Max Size: 9 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 21.3-31.2°C

Depth: 2-20m

Habitat Generalization Index: 20.84

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Common (32.5% 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: Many (61 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.