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Bony fish

Canary Damsel

Similiparma lurida

Also known as: Blue Damselfish, Bluefin Damselfish, Canary Damselfish, Cape Verde Gregory, Sergeant, Sergeant Major

Adult
@RockDoctor · Las LApmas Gran Canaria, Spain · August 20151 / 1
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Overview

Found over sandy areas of rocky inshore reefs.
Juveniles found in tidepools.

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.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Atlantic
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Found over sandy areas of rocky inshore reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusSimiliparma
    7. speciesSimiliparma lurida (Cuvier, 1830)

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)