Chrysiptera hemicyanea
Azure demoiselle | Azure Damsel | Half-blue Damsel | Yellow-dipped Damsel
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Bright blue upper body sharply demarked from yellow belly, with line of separation extending from lower head to upper tail base. Small black spot at pectoral base, two black bands from snout to eye.
Information
Max Size: 7 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 25.4-31.2°C
Depth: 1-38m
Habitat Generalization Index: 2.32
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (19.6% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (27 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.