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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Pomacentridae Damselfishes
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Chrysiptera
Country: Australia | See tabular list

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11 species in Australia - Pacific, Western Central
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Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

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Chrysiptera biocellata
[Twinspot damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Chrysiptera brownriggii
[Surge damselfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Chrysiptera caesifrons Allen, Erdmann & Kurniasih, 2015

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Chrysiptera caesifrons
[Greyback damsel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Chrysiptera cyanea
[Sapphire devil]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Chrysiptera flavipinnis
[Yellowfin damselfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Chrysiptera glauca
[Grey demoiselle]

Photo by Patzner, R.

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

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Chrysiptera rollandi
[Rolland's demoiselle]

Photo by Pyle, R.M.

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

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Chrysiptera starcki
[Starck's demoiselle]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

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Chrysiptera talboti
[Talbot's demoiselle]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.2 cm FL
Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

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Chrysiptera taupou
[Southseas devil]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Chrysiptera unimaculata
[Onespot demoiselle]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chrysiptera biocellata Twinspot damselfish Indo-Pacific 12.5 TL 1825
Chrysiptera brownriggii Surge damselfish Indo-Pacific 8 TL 1828
Chrysiptera caesifrons Greyback damsel Southwest Pacific 4.9 SL 2015
Chrysiptera cyanea Sapphire devil Indo-West Pacific 8.5 TL 1825
Chrysiptera flavipinnis Yellowfin damselfish Western Pacific 8 TL 1974
Chrysiptera glauca Grey demoiselle Indo-Pacific 11.5 TL 1830
Chrysiptera rollandi Rolland's demoiselle Eastern Indian Ocean and 7.5 TL 1961
Chrysiptera starcki Starck's demoiselle Western Pacific 7 SL 1973
Chrysiptera talboti Talbot's demoiselle Western Pacific 6 TL 1975
Chrysiptera taupou Southseas devil Western Pacific 8.2 FL 1906
Chrysiptera unimaculata Onespot demoiselle Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1830



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