The one-spot puller (in
New Zealand
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) or brown puller (in
Australia
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), ''Chromis hypsilepis'', is a
damselfish
Damselfish are those fish within the subfamilies Abudefdufinae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, Pomacentrinae, and Stegastinae within the family Pomacentridae.
Most species within this group are relatively small, although the four largest speci ...
of the genus ''
Chromis
''Chromis'' is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. While the term damselfish
Damselfish are those fish within the subfamilies Abudefdufinae, Chrominae, Lepidozyginae, Pomacentrinae, and Stegastinae within the family Pomacentr ...
'', found off south-east Australia and between
North Cape and
East Cape
East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is at the northern end of the Gisborne District of the North Island. East Cape was originally named "Cape East" by British explorer James Cook during his 1769–1779 voy ...
of the
North Island
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of New Zealand to depths of about 60 metres, off rocky coasts. It grows to a length between 15 and 20 centimetres.
References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
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Chromis
Fish described in 1867
Taxa named by Albert Günther