Chromis xanthura
Pale-tail Chromis
As recorded: Chromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen
- Date
- January 29, 1972
- Locality
- Ngemelachel Island; Ngemelachel (=Malakal) Passage
- Island
- Ngemelachel Island
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 29, 1972, G.R. Allen also collected 1 other specimen.
Chromis xanthura observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 304 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Wangiwangi Island, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Nanumanga, Tuvalu
(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-07
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-06
Sipadan Island, Malaysia
(c) Ingmar Rondeel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chromis xanthura. BPBM 14691. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35989074. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14691.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35989074 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026