Chrysiptera cyanea

Chrysiptera cyanea is a species of damselfish native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.[1] Common names include blue damselfish, blue demoiselle, blue devil, cornflower sergeant-major, Hedley's damselfish, red tail Australian damsel, sapphire devil, and sky-blue damsel.[2]

Chrysiptera cyanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pomacentridae
Genus: Chrysiptera
Species:
C. cyanea
Binomial name
Chrysiptera cyanea
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Synonyms
  • Glyphisodon cyaneus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
  • Abudefduf cyaneus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Cbrysiptera cyaneus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Glyphidodontops cyaneus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Glyphisodon uniocellatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
  • Abudefduf uniocellatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
  • Glyphisodon azureus Cuvier, 1830
  • Chrysiptera gaimardi (Swainson, 1839)
  • Glyphidodon assimilis Günther, 1862
  • Abudefduf assimilis (Günther, 1862)
  • Abudefduf turchesius D.S. Jordan & Seale, 1907
  • Abudefduf sapphirus D.S. Jordan & R.E. Richardson, 1908
  • Glyphisodon hedleyi Whitley, 1927
  • Chrysiptera punctatoperculare Fowler, 1946

Description

This fish reaches 8.5 centimeters in length. It is bright blue in color; the male has a yellow snout and tail, and the female and juvenile usually lack yellow but have a black spot at the base of the back edge of the dorsal fin.[1]

Behavior

The fish inhabits reefs and lagoons. Its diet includes algae, tunicates, and copepods. Male and female pair up for breeding, and the male guards and tends the eggs.[1]

References
  1. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Chrysiptera cyanea. FishBase. 2011.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Common names of Chrysiptera cyanea. FishBase. 2011.


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