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Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16.

Common Names

  • Tornet safirfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Damselfish , English , Malaysia
  • Spiny chromis , English , Australia
  • Spiny chromis , English , Indonesia
  • Spiny chromis , English , Malaysia
  • Spiny chromis , English , Micronesia
  • Spiny chromis , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Spiny chromis , English , Global
  • Spiny puller , English , Australia
  • Spiny-tail puller , English , Australia
  • Spiny-tail puller , English , Indonesia
  • Spotty-tail , English , Australia
  • Betok ekor putih , Malay , Indonesia
  • Bombin , Malay , Malaysia
  • Kepal laut jalur , Malay , Malaysia
  • 多刺棘光鰓鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 多刺棘光鳃鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Palata , Tagbanwa Calamian , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Pomacentridae

    Genus: Acanthochromis

    Species: Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines to northeastern Australia and Melanesia.

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit inshore and offshore coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Also found in harbors, lagoons and outer reef slopes. The only pomacentrid species that lacks a pelagic larval stage. One of the very few marine fishes where fry are guarded by the parents (Ref. 9710, 48636). School as they grow and sub-adults are usually seen in small groups. Adults form pairs and are territorial when breeding (Ref. 48636). Monogamous (Ref. 52884). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    associated