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Talbot's Demoiselle

Chrysiptera talboti

Also known as: Talbot's Damsel, Talbot's Damselfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
Adult
@fishx6 · Lighthouse Bommie - Coral Sea, Australia · July 20091 / 12
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Overview

Found singly, over mixed coral and rubble patches, of deep lagoons and fringing reef slopes, rich in coral growth.
They feed just above the bottom on zooplankton.

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

Behaviour
solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Country only · 12
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Found singly, over mixed coral and rubble patches, of deep lagoons and fringing reef slopes, rich in coral growth.

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Adult photos 12

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyPomacentridae
    6. genusChrysiptera
    7. speciesChrysiptera talboti (Allen, 1975)

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    More in the family

    Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)