Green chromide: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the green chromide lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Etroplus suratensis
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Blenniiformes
Family	Cichlidae

Where does the green chromide live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the green chromide in 2 countries and territories across Asia. In Singapore it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

India
Singapore (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the green chromide endangered?

The green chromide’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the green chromide?

The green chromide (Etroplus suratensis) is a ray-finned fish in the order Blenniiformes and the family Cichlidae, genus Etroplus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the green chromide

The green chromide (Etroplus suratensis) is a species of cichlid fish that is native to fresh and brackish water habitats in some parts in India such as Kerala, Goa, Chilika Lake in Odisha and Sri Lanka. The species was first described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1790. This species and other members of the genus Etroplus are relatively closely related to the Paretroplus cichlids from Madagascar.

Other common names include pearlspot cichlid, banded pearlspot, and striped chromide. In Kerala, it is known locally as karimeen. In Tamil Nadu, it is known locally as the pappan or pappa. In Goa, the fish is known as kalundar. In Odisha, the local name is kundal. In Sri Lanka this fish is known as Mal koraliya.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Green chromide (revision 1362332844), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1519619 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).