Ternate chromis

Chromis ternatensis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth2–17 m
Water temperature23–30 °C
Best monthsJune and October
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

Loading the map

Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 83 records
February: 121 records
March: 124 records
April: 163 records
May: 142 records
June: 368 records
July: 161 records
August: 193 records
September: 193 records
October: 222 records
November: 146 records
December: 99 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–17 m · Deepest record: 80 m

0–10 m: 605 records
10–20 m: 255 records
20–30 m: 52 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 16 records
26–28 °C: 131 records
28–30 °C: 231 records

Photos

(c) Storm Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Ternate chromis, Blue Puller, Golden Chromis, green chromis, Swallowtail Puller, ternate chromis

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Kaburayasuzumedai, カブラヤスズメダイ

Other scientific names: Chromis caerulea, Chromis caeruleus, Chromis coeruleus, Chromis frenatus, Chromis lepidurus, Chromis philippinus, Chromis ternatense, Cromis ternatensis, Heliases caeruleus, Heliases ternatensis

Similar species

Blue-green damselfish
Chromis viridis
Weber's chromis
Chromis weberi
Spiny chromis
Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Reticulate dascyllus
Dascyllus reticulatus
Domino
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Blue Damsel
Pomacentrus coelestis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
2,530 open-data records from 1830 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

Log what you see on your next dive

The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.

Join the waitlist