Azure demoiselle
Chrysiptera hemicyanea
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A damselfish from Indonesia and northwestern Australia, half blue and half yellow, from lagoons and sheltered reefs among branching corals. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Chrysiptera hemicyanea
- Family
- Pomacentridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Order
- Ovalentaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Abudefduf hemicyaneus, Chrysiptera hemicyaneus, Glyphidodontops hemicyaneus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7 cm
- Lifespan
- 6 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Planktivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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