HOME
-> Fish ->
Damselfishes
What's that ?
Login
Register
Lost password?
Fish (72)
Angelfishes
Archerfish
Bandfishes
Bannerfishes
Basslets
Batfishes
Beloniformes
Blennies
Boxfishes/Cowfishes
butterfishes
Butterflyfishes
Cardinalfishes
Catfishes
Clingfishes
Clinoid Blennies
Clownfishes
Crocodilfishes
Damselfishes
Dragonets
Drums/Croakers
Eel-like
Fancy Sea Bass (Anthias)
Filefishes
Flounders & Soles
Flying gurnards
Frogfishes
Fusiliers
Ghostpipefishes
Glass perch
Goatfishes
Gobies
Grammas
Groupers
Hawkfishes
Jacks and Pompanos
Jawfishes
Labrisomids
Lanterneye fishes
Moonyfishes
Moorish Idol
Moray Eels
other Fishes
Parrotfishes
Pike- Tube- Flagblennies
Pipefishes
Porcupinefishes/Burrfishes
Pufferfishes/Globefishes
Pygme Angelfishes
Rabbitfishes/Foxfaces
Roundheads
Sandperches
Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes
Sea chubs
Sea Dragons
Sea Moth
Seahorses
Serranus Basses
Sharks
Snake Eels
Snappers
Snipefish varieties
spearfishes
Squirrels & Soldiers
Stingrays
Surgeonfishes & Tangs
Sweeper
Sweetlips/Grunts
Tilefishes
Triggerfishes
Triplefin Blennies
Whiptail breams
Wrasses
Damselfishes (103)
General description
Damselfishes are members of the "Family Pomacentridae" consisting of 4 subfamilies, 28 genera, and 321 species are abundant throughout the world's warm waters. Most available Damselfishes belong to one of the following genera: Abudefduf, Dascyllus, Chromis, Chrysiptera, Paraglyphidon, Pomacentrus, and Stegastes. They have a variety of lifestyles including algae farmers, zooplankton feeders, some of them are partners with sea anemones. Many are highly territorial and may become quite aggr
[Further read]
essive among themselves and toward other tankmates, males may maintain a harem of females. Most of these fish stay in small shoals in the wild when young, breaking away from the group as they grow, and eventually become solitary as adults.Many species are brilliantly coloured, often in shades of red, orange, yellow, or blue; most do not exceed a length of about 15 cm. Juveniles often have a different coloration from adults. No significant markings or distinguishing characteristics differentiate males from females. Some species (e.g. Cromis) are schooling and peaceful fishes, and basically an open water feeder. Most damselfishes live along reefs, but certain species are noted for living among the stinging tentacles of sea anemones.When dealing with several Damsels in one aquarium, plenty of rockwork and hiding places are necessary in order to keep quarrels to a minimum.
Abudefduf
(7),
Acanthochromis
(1),
Amblyglyphidodon
(5),
Amblypomacentrus
(1),
Chromis
(29),
Chrysiptera
(16),
Dascyllus
(8),
Dischistodus
(2),
Hypsypops
(1),
Lepidozygus
(1),
Microspathodon
(1),
Neoglyphidodon
(5),
Neopomacentrus
(2),
Plectroglyphidodon
(2),
Pomacentrus
(17),
Stegastes
(1),
Stegates
(4)
Abudefduf (7)
A. bengalensis
Bengal sergeant
A. hoefleri
African sergeant
A. luridus
Canary damsel
A. saxatilis
Sergeant major
A. sexfasciatus
Scissortail sergeant
A. sordidus
Blackspot sergeant
A. vaigiensis
Indo Pacific sergeant
[Nach Oben]
Acanthochromis (1)
A. polyacanthus
Spiny chromis
[Nach Oben]
Amblyglyphidodon (5)
A. aureus
Golden damselfish
A. flavilatus
Yellowfin damsel
A. indicus
A. leucogaster
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
A. ternatensis
Ternate damsel
[Nach Oben]
Amblypomacentrus (1)
A. breviceps
Black banded Demoiselle
[Nach Oben]
Chromis (29)
C. analis
Yellow chromis
C. atripectoralis
Black axil chromis
C. cadenati
Cadenat
C. chromis
Damselfish
C. cyanea
Blue chromis
C. delta
Deep reef chromis
C. dimidiata
Chocolatedip chromis
C. dispilus
New Zealand demoiselle
C. flavaxilla
Arabian chromis
C. flavipectoralis
Malayan chromis
C. insolata
Sunshinefish
C. limbata
Azores chromis
C. limbaughi
Limbaugh
C. margaritifer
Bicolor chromis
C. mirationis
Japanese chromis
C. multilineata
Brown chromis
C. nigroanalis
Kenyan chromis
C. nigrura
Chromis
C. nitida
Barrier reef chromis
C. okamurai
Okinawa chromis
C. pembae
Pemba chromis
C. punctipinnis
Blacksmith
C. retrofasciata
Black bar chromis
C. ternatensis
Ternate chromis
C. vanderbilti
Vanderbilt
C. viridis
Blue green damselfish
C. weberi
Weber
C. xanthura
Paletail chromis
C. xutha
Buff chromis
[Nach Oben]
Chrysiptera (16)
C. annulata
Footballer demoiselle
C. arnazae
Arnazae damselfish
C. biocellata
Twinspot damselfish
C. brownriggii
Surge damselfish
C. cyanea
Sapphire devil
C. galba
Canary demoiselle
C. hemicyanea
Azure demoiselle
C. oxycephala
Blue spot demoiselle
C. parasema
Goldtail demoiselle
C. rex
King demoiselle
C. rollandi
Rolland
C. springeri
Springer
C. starcki
Starck
C. talboti
Talbot
C. taupou
Southseas devil
C. unimaculata
Onespot demoiselle
[Nach Oben]
Dascyllus (8)
D. albisella
Hawaiian dascyllus
D. aruanus
Whitetail dascyllus
D. auripinnis
Golden Domino Damsel
D. carneus
Cloudy dascyllus
D. marginatus
Marginate dascyllus
D. melanurus
Blacktail humbug
D. reticulatus
Reticulate dascyllus
D. trimaculatus
Threespot dascyllus
[Nach Oben]
Dischistodus (2)
D. perspicillatus
White damsel
D. pseudochrysopoecilus
Monarch damsel
[Nach Oben]
Hypsypops (1)
H. rubicundus
Garibaldi damselfish
[Nach Oben]
Lepidozygus (1)
L. tapeinosoma
Fusilier damselfish
[Nach Oben]
Microspathodon (1)
M. chrysurus
Yellowtail Damsel
[Nach Oben]
Neoglyphidodon (5)
N. crossi
Cross Damsel
N. melas
Bowtie damselfish
N. nigroris
Black and gold chromis
N. oxyodon
Bluestreak damselfish
N. polyacanthus
Multispine damselfish
[Nach Oben]
Neopomacentrus (2)
N. azysron
Yellow tail demoiselle
N. cyanomos
Regal demoiselle
[Nach Oben]
Plectroglyphidodon (2)
P. dickii
Blackbar devil
P. lacrymatus
Whitespotted devil
[Nach Oben]
Pomacentrus (17)
P. agassizii
Creole damsel
P. alleni
Andaman damsel
P. amboinensis
Ambon damsel
P. auriventris
Goldbelly damsel
P. bankanensis
Speckled damselfish
P. burroughi
Burrough
P. caeruleus
Caerulean damsel
P. coelestis
Neon damselfish
P. indicus
Indian damsel
P. moluccensis
Lemon damsel
P. nagasakiensis
Nagasaki damsel
P. pavo
Sapphire damsel
P. philippinus
Philippine damsel
P. similis
Similar damsel
P. sulfureus
Sulphur damsel
P. trichrourus
Paletail damsel
P. vaiuli
Ocellate damselfish
[Nach Oben]
Stegastes (1)
S. nigricans
Dusky farmerfish
[Nach Oben]
Stegates (4)
S. leucostictus
Beaugregory
S. pictus
Yellowtip damselfish
S. planifrons
Threespot damselfish
S. sp. 01
yellow tail damsel
[Nach Oben]
Corals (12)
Anemones
blue coral
Hydroids
Mushrooms
Sea Fans
Sea Pens
Soft Corals
Stolonifera
Stony Corals LPS
Stony Corals SPS
Tube Anemones
Zoanthids
shellfish (10)
Anomura
Crabs
Hermit Crabs
Mantis shrimp
Other Crustaceans
Pistol shrimp
Pistol Shrimps
Reef Lobsters
Shrimps
Spiny Lobsters
(5)
Octopusses
Sea Hares
Sea Shells
Slugs
Snails
(4)
Feather Star
Sea Cucumbers
Sea Urchins
Star Fishes
other tank inhabitants (3)
Mangrovenbewohner
Mammals
Reptiles
sundries (12)
Algae
Diseases
Feather Duster
Flatworms
Food
Foraminiferes
Jellyfish
Miscellaneous
Sea Squirts
Sea Worms
Sponges
Traps