Scientific Name	Chromis ternatensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1856)	Depth	2 - 36M
Chinese	三葉光鰓雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	條尾光鰓魚
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
Synonyms	Chromis philippinus, Chromis ternatense, Cromis ternatensis, Heliases caeruleus, Heliases ternatensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Bleeker, P. 1856 Moyer, J.T. 1977 Randall, J. E. 1987 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Kim, Y.U. etc. 1997 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055847. ASIZP0055848. ASIZP0055849. ASIZP0059063. ASIZP0060251. ASIZP0073111. ASIZP0073516. ASIZP0073517. ASIZP0806065. ASIZP0806066. ASIZP0916065. ASIZP0916066. NMMSTP00056.
Barcode	2012-10-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Ternate chromis; Striped-tail puller; Golden chromis
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII-XIII, 10-12; Anal rays II, 11-12; pectoral rays 17-19; lateral-line scales 14-17; body depth 1.8-1.9 in standard length. 3 spinous procurrent rays on upper and lower orgins of caudal fin. Body 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.
habitats	Schools above branching corals along upper margins of clear lagoon and outer reef slopes. Often associated with branching Acropora.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to the islands of Melanesia and Micronesia, north to Japan, south to Australia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters, and Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.