Overview
Family : Damselfishes ; Occurs among rubble or consolidated reef rock of exposed intertidal reef flats and sandy beaches, subject to mild surge. Also near freshwater run-offs[1]. Occurs in small groups. Feeds mainly on benthic algae.
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Blou nooientjie
Common Names in Austronesian:
Nimmis
Common Names in Austronesian (Other):
Nimmis
Common Names in Carolinian:
Nimmis
Common Names in English:
Blue damsel, Gray demoiselle, Grey Damsel, Grey demoiselle, Mamo, Pale-blue damsel, Sombre Damsel-Fish, sombre damselfish
Common Names in Japanese:
Nezu-suzumedai
Common Names in Mahl:
Kiruliyamas
Common Names in Malayalam:
Padatham, പടതാം, പടത്തം
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
灰刻齒雀鯛, 灰刻齿雀鲷, 素豆娘魚, 素豆娘鱼, 青金翅雀鯛, 青金翅雀鲷
Common Names in Marshall:
Erol, Ikiribit, Urel
Common Names in Marshallese:
Erol, Ikiribit, Urel
Common Names in Other:
Apiapi
Common Names in Samoan:
Tu´u´u, Tu'u'u
Common Names in Tahitian:
'Atoti
Common Names in Tuamotuan:
Mamo
Description
Habitat
May be found at depths of 0 to 3 meters.
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,737 meters (0 to -22,103 feet).[2]
Biome: Marine .
Biology
Migration
Non-migratory.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Labroidei
()
- Family:
Pomacentridae
()
- Genus:
Chrysiptera
()
- Swainson, 1839
- Specific name:
glauca
- Scientific name: - Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830)
- Specific name:
glauca
- Genus:
Chrysiptera
(
- Family:
Pomacentridae
(
- Suborder:
Labroidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Abudefduf caesio Seale • Abudefduf glaucus (Cuvier • Chrysiptera glauca • Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830) • Chrysiptera hollisi Fowler • Glyphidodon pallidus De Vis • Glyphidodontops glaucus (Cuvier • Glyphisodon glaucus Cuvier • Glyphisodon glaucus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830 • Glyphisodon modestus Schlegel & Müller • Glyphisodon phaiosoma Bleeker
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 07-Feb-1997
Similar Species
Members of the genus Chrysiptera
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. annulata (Footballer Demoiselle) · C. biocellata (Bluebanded Damselfish) · C. bleekeri (Bleeker´s Demoiselle) · C. brownriggii (Blueribbon Damsel) · C. caeruleolineata (Blue-Lined Demoiselle) · C. cyanea (Red Tail Australian Damsel) · C. flavipinnis (Yellow-Fin Demoiselle) · C. gaimardi (Starck's Demoiselle) · C. galba (Canary Demoiselle) · C. glauca (Sombre Damsel-Fish) · C. hemicyanea (Yellow-Dipped Damsel) · C. kuiteri (Tulamben Damsel) · C. leucopoma (Pacific Surge Damsel) · C. niger (Black Demoiselle) · C. notialis (Southern Demoiselle) · C. oxycephala (Blue-Spot Demoiselle) · C. parasema (Yellow-Tail Blue Damselfish) · C. rapanui (Eastcoast Lampeye) · C. rex (Pink Demoiselle) · C. rollandi (Rolland´s Demoiselle) · C. sheila (Sheila's Damselfish) · C. sinclairi (Sinclair's Demoisselle) · C. springeri (Springer's Blue Damsel) · C. starcki (Starck's Demoiselle) · C. talboti (Talbot´s Demoiselle) · C. taupou (South Seas Demoiselle) · C. traceyi (Tracey´s Demoiselle) · C. tricincta (Threeband Cardinalfish) · C. unimaculata (One-Spot Demoiselle)
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Further Reading
- An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Chagos Archipelago, Central Indian Ocean / Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1989. url p. 168.
- NOAA technical report NMFS SSRF. Seattle, Wash.: National Marine Fisheries Service; url p. 19.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 14, 2007:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- FishBase, FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bishop Museum Data
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Fish Collection
- National Chemical Laboratory, IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM
- Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
- University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center, Fish Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 124032
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25771
- Fishbase Species ID: 5696
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13541513
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 613229
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 107211
Footnotes
- Kuiter, R. H. and Tonozuka (2001). Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidar - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. [back]
- Mean = -2,081.890 meters (-6,830.348 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,550.710 based on 534 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
