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Chromis ternatensis

As recorded: Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.D. Randall, P. Fourmanoir, R. Grandperrin, and P. RualPierre Fourmanoir →R. Grandperrin →Johnson Randall →Richard H. Randall →P. Rual →
Date: August 14, 1971
Locality: New Caledonia; outside barrier reef off Noumea; 1 km NW of Dumbea Pass
Island: New Caledonia
Depth: 17 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

26 Bishop specimens of Chromis ternatensis · collected 1903–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 14, 1971, J.E. Randall, R.D. Randall, P. Fourmanoir, R. Grandperrin, and P. Rual also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chromis ternatensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 720 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Kangean Island, East Java, Indonesia

(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Fiji

(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

SHARK REEF MARINE RESERVE

(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Fiji

(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30

Yanutha Island

(c) Aiden Chong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Chromis ternatensis. BPBM 11424. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35988995. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11424.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35988995 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026