South Seas Devil

Scientific Name:	Chrysiptera taupou
Species:	Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)
Other names:	South Seas Devil Damselfish, Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish, Fiji Devil Damsel, Blue Star Damsel, Blue Star Damselfish, Tasmanian Devil Damsel, Australian Tasmanian Devil Damsel, Village Belle.

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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2011
Photographed at: Keleti Beach - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Lighthouse Bommie - Coral Sea - Australia
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in August 2011
Photographed at: Fafa - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in October 2011
Photographed at: Royal Sunset Island Resort, 'Atata - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in October 2011
Photographed at: Sopu Beach - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in October 2011
Photographed at: Sopu Beach - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in October 2011
Photographed at: Sopu Beach - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

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Photographed at: Sopu Beach - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in October 2011
Photographed at: End of Island - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in July 2011
Photographed at: Pangaimotu - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in July 2011
Photographed at: Pangaimotu - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in July 2011
Photographed at: Pangaimotu - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

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Photographed at: Pangaimotu - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

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Photographed at: Pangaimotu - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @greatwhite in September 2011
Photographed at: Keleti Beach - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2011
Photographed at: Kaleti Beach - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2011
Photographed at: Keleti Beach - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2011
Photographed at: Kaleti Beach - Tonga
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Lighthouse Bommie - Coral Sea - Australia
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South Seas Devil

Uploaded by: @davidmeridian179 in January 2013
Photographed at: Naitauba Island, Northern Lau - Fiji
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Description

Also known as South Seas Devil Damselfish, Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish, Fiji Devil Damsel, Blue Star Damsel, Blue Star Damselfish, Tasmanian Devil Damsel, Australian Tasmanian Devil Damsel and Village Belle.

Found singly or in small groups in lagoons and outer reef slopes staying close to the bottom.
Males yellow/blue, females yellow/white.
They feed on zooplankton.
Length - 8cm
Depth - 0-5m
Widespread West Pacific

Damselfish are egg layers.
First they clear a site ready for a nest, then engage in a mating dance with rapid swimming and fin movements, during this time the males will often turn a shade or two darker and may display white blotches. Spawning occurs at dawn. (edit)

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