Starck's Demoiselle
Chrysiptera starcki
Also known as: Starcki Damsel, Starck's Damsel, Starck's Damselfish
- Starcki Damsel
- Starck's Damsel
- Starck's Damselfish
Overview
Found singly or in pairs, around crevices in rocky outcrops, along sand channels of outer reef slopes.
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.
How to identify
- Fins & Tail
- yellow fins
- Behaviour
- pairsshelters in crevicessolitary
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, around crevices in rocky outcrops, along sand channels of outer reef slopes.
Adult photos 1
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