Pomacentridae

Spiny chromis

Acanthochromis polyacanthus

The only damselfish that skips the ocean larval stage

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Spiny chromis is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific coral reefs. It is the only damselfish whose young do not pass through an oceanic larval stage.