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Bony fish

Onespot Demoiselle

Chrysiptera unimaculata

Also known as: Cape Damsel, Onespot Damsel, Onespot Damselfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@bottleofscotch1 · Various, Mauritius · October 20141 / 5

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Overview

Found singly or in small schools, in moderate, very shallow, surge zones, over reef flats, rocky beaches, and rubble areas, rich in algae growth. Very territorial.

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

Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 5
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Found singly or in small schools, in moderate, very shallow, surge zones, over reef flats, rocky beaches, and rubble areas, rich in algae growth.

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Adult photos 5

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusChrysiptera
    7. speciesChrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830)

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)