Swallowtail Puller, Golden Chromis, Ternate Chromis
Chromis ternatensis, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Chromis ternatensis, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Chromis ternatensis, Juvenile, Aceh, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Grey/brown oval shaped body with no distinctive markings, other than scissor-tail with black margins and black bar on eye. Occurs in large schools above staghorn coral.
Information
Max Size: 10 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.1-31.3°C
Depth: 1-36m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Habitat Generalisation Index: 6.7
Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species.
Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most
hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (33% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Large aggregations (175 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Chromis ternatensis, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Chromis ternatensis, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Chromis ternatensis, Juvenile, Aceh, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
