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Chrysiptera oxycephala (Bleeker, 1877)

Blue-spot demoiselle
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Chrysiptera: Greek, chrysos = golden + Greek, pteron = fin, wing (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin; saumâtre récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 1 - 20 m (Ref. 7247). Tropical; 19°N - 12°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Western Central Pacific: Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, and Palau.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 12; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 12 - 13.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Adults are found among live corals of sheltered lagoon and inshore reefs (Ref. 1602). Feed on zooplankton (Ref. 1602). They occur solitary or in pairs (Ref. 48636). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Diurnal species (Ref. 113699). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Allen, Gerald R. | Collaborateurs

Allen, G.R., 1991. Damselfishes of the world. Mergus Publishers, Melle, Germany. 271 p. (Ref. 7247)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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