One-spot puller
Chromis hypsilepis
No. of sightings: 3
Very common reef species in New South Wales and south to Victoria (Mallacoota) and the Bass Strait islands.
This species is a blue grey colour with yellow on the head. It is easily identified by the singular spot found at the beginning of its tail, an area otherwise known as its caudal peduncle.
Family: POMACENTRIDAE, known as damsel fishes
Family members also on the Redmap list: White-ear
Habitat: Reef
Size: Small fish up to about 15cm.
Image: T. Cooper
Log it: Log a onespot puller sighting wherever it is spotted in Tasmanian waters.
