Family : Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Ternate chromis
Fish Name : Chromis ternatensis
Max size : 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4391)
Environment : reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 2 - 36 m
Climate : tropical; 35°N - 35°S
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=4.0)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 7247) and East Africa to Samoa and Tonga (Ref. 53797), north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 12-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 10-12. Fish is olivaceous to dark yellowish gray, the centers of the scales often with light blue iridescence. A dark brown streak runs along the margin of each caudal fin lobe.
Biology : Schools above branching corals along upper margins of clear lagoon and outer reef slopes. Often associated with branching Acropora
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Allen, Gerald R.
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1991. (Ref. 7247)

India country information
Common Names : പാര ക്കൊറ്റി, ബരക്കൊട്ടി , Barakkotti
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses