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Bony fish

South Seas Devil

Chrysiptera taupou

Also known as: Australian Tasmanian Devil Damsel, Blue Star Damsel, Blue Star Damselfish, Fiji Blue Devil, Fiji Blue Devil Damsel, Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish, Fiji Damsel, Fiji Devil Damsel, South Seas Demoiselle, South Seas Devil Damselfish, Tapou Blue Devil, Tasmanian Devil Damsel, Tongan Devil Damsel, Village Belle

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
Adult
@fishx6 · Keleti Beach, Tonga · August 20111 / 17
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, over lagoons and outer coral reefs. Males yellow/blue, females yellow/white.

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

Pattern
spots
Behaviour
pairssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 16
LIVES IN

Found singly or in pairs, over lagoons and outer coral reefs.

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Adult photos 17

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusChrysiptera
    7. speciesChrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)