Chrysiptera rex

Pink Demoiselle | King Demoiselle
Chrysiptera rex
Chrysiptera rex, Japan, Photo: Graham Edgar
Chrysiptera rex
Chrysiptera rex, adult, Ambon, Indonesia, Photo: Joe Shields
Chrysiptera rex
Chrysiptera rex, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Chrysiptera rex
Chrysiptera rex
Chrysiptera rex

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Pink/apricot with small purple spots, and lines on darker face. Abundant among shallow sand and coral patches near reef edges in NW Australia. Similar C. caesifrons (Blue-grey Demoiselle) in E Australia has darker back.


Information

Max Size: 7 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 20.8-31.3°C

Depth: 1-20m

Habitat Generalization Index: 2.29

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 (10.3% 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 (35 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.