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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Chrysiptera

(See list of species below)


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34 species (see list below)

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Chrysiptera albata
[]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855)

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.
 
Chrysiptera annulata
[Footballer demoiselle]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Indian and Pacific Oceans
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Chrysiptera arnazae Allen, Erdmann & Barber, 2010

Photo by Petrinos, C.
 
Chrysiptera arnazae
[Arnaz's damselfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Chrysiptera biocellata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Chrysiptera biocellata
[Twinspot damselfish]

Photo by Yin, Robert

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Chrysiptera bleekeri (Fowler & Bean, 1928)

Photo by Yin, Robert
 
Chrysiptera bleekeri
[Bleeker's damsel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Chrysiptera brownriggii (Bennett, 1828)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera brownriggii
[Surge damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Chrysiptera caeruleolineata (Allen, 1973)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera caeruleolineata
[Blueline demoiselle]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Chrysiptera caesifrons
[Greyback damsel]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Chrysiptera chrysocephala
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera cyanea
[Sapphire devil]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Chrysiptera cymatilis
[Malenesian blue devil]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Chrysiptera flavipinnis (Allen & Robertson, 1974)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera flavipinnis
[Yellowfin damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Chrysiptera galba (Allen & Randall, 1974)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera galba
[Canary demoiselle]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Chrysiptera giti Allen & Erdmann, 2008

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Chrysiptera giti
[Giti damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera glauca
[Grey demoiselle]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Chrysiptera hemicyanea (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Chrysiptera hemicyanea
[Azure demoiselle]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Chrysiptera kuiteri
[Kuiter's damselfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Chrysiptera niger
[Black damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Chrysiptera notialis (Allen, 1975)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera notialis
[Southern demoiselle]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Chrysiptera oxycephala
[Blue-spot demoiselle]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Chrysiptera parasema (Fowler, 1918)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Chrysiptera parasema
[Goldtail demoiselle]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Chrysiptera pricei
[Price's damselfish]

Photo by Rica, J.I./Neveu, E.M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Chrysiptera rapanui (Greenfield & Hensley, 1970)

Photo by Rica, J.I./Neveu, E.M.
 
Chrysiptera rapanui
[Easter damselfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Chrysiptera rex (Snyder, 1909)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Chrysiptera rex
[King demoiselle]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Chrysiptera rollandi (Whitley, 1961)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Chrysiptera rollandi
[Rolland's demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Chrysiptera sheila Randall, 1994

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera sheila
[Sheila's damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Chrysiptera sinclairi Allen, 1987

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera sinclairi
[Sinclair's demoisselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Chrysiptera springeri (Allen & Lubbock, 1976)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera springeri
[Springer's demoiselle]

Photo by Pyle, R.M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Chrysiptera starcki (Allen, 1973)

Photo by Pyle, R.M.
 
Chrysiptera starcki
[Starck's demoiselle]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Chrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Chrysiptera talboti
[Talbot's demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera taupou
[Southseas devil]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Chrysiptera traceyi (Woods & Schultz, 1960)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera traceyi
[Tracey's demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Chrysiptera tricincta (Allen & Randall, 1974)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera tricincta
[Threeband damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chrysiptera unimaculata
[Onespot demoiselle]
34 Species of Family Pomacentridae with Genus Chrysiptera
(Damselfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2002 Chrysiptera albata Eastern Central Pacific 2.8 SL
1855 Chrysiptera annulata Footballer demoiselle Western Indian Ocean 8 TL
2010 Chrysiptera arnazae Arnaz's damselfish Indian and Pacific Oceans 3.9 SL
1825 Chrysiptera biocellata Twinspot damselfish Indo-Pacific 12.5 TL
1928 Chrysiptera bleekeri Bleeker's damsel Western Central Pacific 8 TL
1828 Chrysiptera brownriggii Surge damselfish Indo-Pacific 8 TL
1973 Chrysiptera caeruleolineata Blueline demoiselle Indo-West Pacific 6 TL
2015 Chrysiptera caesifrons Greyback damsel Southwest Pacific 4.9 SL
2002 Chrysiptera chrysocephala Western Pacific 4.9 SL
1825 Chrysiptera cyanea Sapphire devil Indo-West Pacific 8.5 TL
1999 Chrysiptera cymatilis Malenesian blue devil Western Central Pacific 3.6 SL
1974 Chrysiptera flavipinnis Yellowfin damselfish Western Pacific 8 TL
1974 Chrysiptera galba Canary demoiselle Western Pacific 7 SL
2008 Chrysiptera giti Giti damselfish Western Pacific 3.6 SL
1830 Chrysiptera glauca Grey demoiselle Indo-Pacific 11.5 TL
1913 Chrysiptera hemicyanea Azure demoiselle Indo-West Pacific 7 TL
1995 Chrysiptera kuiteri Kuiter's damselfish Indo-West Pacific 7.5 TL
1975 Chrysiptera niger Black damselfish Western Pacific 7 TL
1975 Chrysiptera notialis Southern demoiselle Western Pacific 9 TL
1877 Chrysiptera oxycephala Blue-spot demoiselle Western Central Pacific 9 TL
1918 Chrysiptera parasema Goldtail demoiselle Western Pacific 7 TL
1992 Chrysiptera pricei Price's damselfish Western Central Pacific. 5 TL
1970 Chrysiptera rapanui Easter damselfish Southwest Pacific 5.5 SL
1909 Chrysiptera rex King demoiselle Indo-West Pacific 7 TL
1961 Chrysiptera rollandi Rolland's demoiselle Eastern Indian Ocean and 7.5 TL
1994 Chrysiptera sheila Sheila's damselfish Western Indian Ocean 10.3 TL
1987 Chrysiptera sinclairi Sinclair's demoisselle Western Central Pacific 5 SL
1976 Chrysiptera springeri Springer's demoiselle Western Pacific 5.5 TL
1973 Chrysiptera starcki Starck's demoiselle Western Pacific 7 SL
1975 Chrysiptera talboti Talbot's demoiselle Western Pacific 6 TL
1906 Chrysiptera taupou Southseas devil Western Pacific 8 TL
1960 Chrysiptera traceyi Tracey's demoiselle Western Pacific 4.5 SL
1974 Chrysiptera tricincta Threeband damselfish Western Pacific 6 TL
1830 Chrysiptera unimaculata Onespot demoiselle Indo-West Pacific 10 TL



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