Author: Welander & Schultz, 1951
FBname: Black-axil chromis
Comments: Adults inhabit clear lagoons, passages, and seaward reef slopes, in thickets of live or dead coral.  They occur in large aggregations feeding above staghorn <i>Acropora</i> corals (Ref. 9710).  Stomach contents of individuals examined included mainly copepods, amphipods, and zoea.  Diurnal species (Ref. 54980; 113699).  Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).  Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205).  Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).