ternate chromis
Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1856)
- Common name
- ternate chromis
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Genus
- Chromis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusChromis Cuvier, 1814
- speciesChromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| silverstripe chromisChromis alta Greenfield & Woods, 1980 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black-axil chromisChromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowfin chromisChromis flavicauda (Günther, 1880) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis flavomaculata Kamohara, 1960 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis flavapicis Randall, 2001 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis durvillei Quéro, Spitz & Vayne, 2010 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis jubauna Moura, 1995 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sunshinefishChromis insolata (Cuvier, 1830) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| deep blue chromisChromis abyssus Pyle, Earle & Greene, 2008 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis alpha Randall, 1988 | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis crusma (Valenciennes, 1833) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chromis philippinus Fowler, 1918 Fowler, 1918 | synonym |
| Chromis ternatense (Bleeker, 1856) (Bleeker, 1856) | synonym |
| Cromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856) (Bleeker, 1856) | synonym |
| Chromis caerulea (Cuvier, 1830) (Cuvier, 1830) | synonym |
| Chromis coeruleus (Cuvier, 1830) (Cuvier, 1830) | synonym |
| Heliases caeruleus Cuvier, 1830 Cuvier, 1830 | synonym |
| Heliases ternatensis Bleeker, 1856 Bleeker, 1856 | synonym |
| Chromis frenatus Cuvier & Valenciennes Cuvier & Valenciennes | synonym |
| Chromis lepidurus Cuvier & Valenciennes Cuvier & Valenciennes | synonym |
| Chromis caeruleus (Cuvier, 1830) (Cuvier, 1830) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212810 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5YHSX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.