Where does the Black Chromis live?
Chromis xanthura has 6,460 records in 36 countries and territories, from 1900 to 2026. Most records come from American Samoa.
- 6,460 records
- 36 places
- 62 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesPomacentridaeChromis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19002026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 1,885 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,499 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1,057 | |
| Australia | 872 | |
| French Polynesia | 337 | |
| Tonga | 156 | |
| Indonesia | 87 | |
| New Caledonia | 75 | |
| Fiji | 64 | |
| Guam | 62 | |
| United States | 62 | |
| Philippines | 51 | |
| Solomon Islands | 50 | |
| Japan | 35 | |
| Palau | 26 | |
| Marshall Islands | 25 | |
| Taiwan | 24 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 15 | |
| Tuvalu | 12 | |
| Vanuatu | 11 | |
| Kiribati | 8 | |
| Timor-Leste | 7 | |
| Malaysia | 6 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | |
| Christmas Island | 5 | |
| Réunion | 4 | |
| Micronesia | 3 | |
| Seychelles | 3 | |
| ZZ | 3 | |
| Cook Islands | 2 | |
| Mauritius | 2 | |
| Samoa | 2 | |
| Cocos Islands | 1 | |
| China | 1 | |
| Honduras | 1 | |
| Niue | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Pomacentridae.
Sergeant Major
64,534 records
Brown chromis
43,747 records
Yellowtail damselfish
33,933 records
Pacific Gregory
22,310 records
Damselfish
18,997 records
Ocellate Damselfish
18,571 records
Johnston Damselfish
17,632 records
Bicolor chromis
15,539 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.