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.

It has been introduced in various parts of the world outside its native range,[1] including Singapore, where it occurs in estuaries.

The green chromide lives in brackish water habitat types, such as river deltas.

It eats mainly aquatic plants, including filamentous algae and diatoms, but it consumes the occasional mollusk and other animal matter.

[9] Etroplus suratensis and E. maculatus form the main species and the former is dominant among pearl spots in reservoirs of India.