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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

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Acanthochromis (1)

A. polyacanthus

Spiny chromis

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Amblyglyphidodon (5)

A. aureus

Golden damselfish

A. flavilatus

Yellowfin damsel

A. indicus

A. leucogaster

Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster

A. ternatensis

Ternate damsel

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Amblypomacentrus (1)

A. breviceps

Black banded Demoiselle

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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

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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

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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

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Dischistodus (2)

D. perspicillatus

White damsel

D. pseudochrysopoecilus

Monarch damsel

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Hypsypops (1)

H. rubicundus

Garibaldi damselfish

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Lepidozygus (1)

L. tapeinosoma

Fusilier damselfish

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Microspathodon (1)

M. chrysurus

Yellowtail Damsel

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Neoglyphidodon (5)

N. crossi

Cross Damsel

N. melas

Bowtie damselfish

N. nigroris

Black and gold chromis

N. oxyodon

Bluestreak damselfish

N. polyacanthus

Multispine damselfish

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Neopomacentrus (2)

N. azysron

Yellow tail demoiselle

N. cyanomos

Regal demoiselle

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Plectroglyphidodon (2)

P. dickii

Blackbar devil

P. lacrymatus

Whitespotted devil

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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

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Stegastes (1)

S. nigricans

Dusky farmerfish

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Stegates (4)

S. leucostictus

Beaugregory

S. pictus

Yellowtip damselfish

S. planifrons

Threespot damselfish

S. sp. 01

yellow tail damsel

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