Chrysiptera taupou

Chrysiptera taupou
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Family:Pomacentridae
Genus:Chrysiptera
Species: C. taupou
Binomial name
Chrysiptera taupou
(D.S. Jordan & Seale, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Abudefduf taupou D.S. Jordan & Seale, 1906
  • Chrysiptera elizabethae Fowler, 1955
  • Abudefduf elizabethae (Fowler, 1955)

Chrysiptera taupou, known commonly as the southseas devil, southseas demoiselle, and Fiji damsel, is a species of damselfish. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean from the Coral Sea to Samoa.[1]

Description

This fish reaches about 8 centimeters in length.[1]

Biology

Habitat types include reefs and lagoons. The fish pairs up to breed and the male guards and tends the eggs.[1]

Uses

The fish has value as a specimen in public aquaria.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Chrysiptera taupou. FishBase. 2011.


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