Spiny Chromis

Scientific Name: Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Family: Damselfishes – Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 13cm
Identification: Visual ID nearly impossible due to highly variable color and markings depending on geographic location. Similar in shape to Chromis damselfishes, but much larger than most.
Favourite: Usually in pairs.
Hide-out: Shoreline, lagoon and outer reefs to 65m.
Location: Asian Pacific – Indonesia and Philippines to N. Australia and Solomon Is.