Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Blue-head damsel, Blue-Headed Damsel, Bluehead Demoiselle, Rolland´s Demoiselle, Rolland's demoiselle
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
罗氏金翅雀鲷, 羅氏金翅雀鯛
Common Names in Tagbanwa Calamian:
Palata
Description
Habitat
Occurs singly or in small groups in lagoons , harbors, and outer reef slopes . Found among corals and coral rubble [1]. May be found at depths of 2 to 35 meters.
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,004 meters (0 to -16,417 feet).[2]
Biome: Marine .
Biology
Diet
Feeds mainly on zooplankton .
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:
rollandi
- Scientific name: - Chrysiptera rollandi (Whitley, 1961)
- Specific name:
rollandi
- 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
Chromis rollandi • Chromis rollandi Whitley • Chromis rollandi Whitley, 1961 • Chrysiptera rollandi • Glyphidodontops rollandi (Whitley
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 29-Aug-1994
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
- Allen, G.R. (1991). Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p.
- Hureau, J.-C. (1991). La base de donn&eacute;es GICIM: Gestion informatis&eacute;e des collections ichthyologiques du Mus&eacute;um. p. 225-227. In Atlas Preliminaire des Poissons d'Eaux Douce de France. Conseil Sup&eacute;rieur de la P&ecirc;che, Minist&egrave;re de l'Environment, CEMAGREF
- Kailola, P.J. (1987). The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.
- Kuiter, R. H. and Tonozuka (2001). Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidar - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p.
- Myers, R.F. (1999). Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.
- Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
Notes
Contributors
- Allen, Gerald R. (from FishBase).
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS - Baited Remote Underwater Video Station (OBIS Australia)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS LTM Fish (OBIS Australia)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 124041
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25652
- Fishbase Species ID: 5486
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13541513
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 615314
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 107222
Footnotes
- Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. [back]
- Mean = -310.630 meters (-1,019.127 feet), Standard Deviation = 771.520 based on 513 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
