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Scientific Name: Chromis ternatensis (Cuvier, 1830)

Synonym: Heliases cinerascens, Chromis cinerascens (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Green puller
Local/Bangla Name: Pettoli (পেট্টোলি)
Green puller - Pettoli (পেট্টোলি) - Chromis ternatensis - Type: Bonyfish

Labcode: F1710SM-14

Photo: ABR Lab

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Description:
This species is characterized by dorsal rays XIII, 11-12; anal rays II, 11-12; pectoral rays 17; lateral-line scales 18; and a body depth 1.9-2.0 times the standard length. It has a silvery grey body with a small black spot on the axilla, and its fins are also silvery grey.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine (Reef associated fish)
Main References:

Habib KA, Neogi AK, Kim CG, Lee YH (2022) Reef Fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh: An identification book with DNA barcodes. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 273 pp.

Other References:

Habib KA, Islam MJ, Sakib MN, Brishti PS, Neogi AK (2023) DNA barcoding of reef‐associated fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Ecology and Evolution, 13(10), e10641.

Habib KA, Islam MJ (2020) An updated checklist of Marine Fishes of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of fisheries, 32(2), 357-367.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: MK340603  
16 S rRNA: MK335848 MK335849
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
IUCN conservation status:
Other Information