Chrysiptera caesifrons

Blue-grey Demoiselle
Chrysiptera caesifrons
Chrysiptera caesifrons, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Chrysiptera caesifrons
Chrysiptera caesifrons, adult, Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Photo: Joe Shields
Chrysiptera caesifrons
Chrysiptera caesifrons, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Chrysiptera caesifrons
Chrysiptera caesifrons
Chrysiptera caesifrons

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Pink/apricot body with darker grey/purple head and back. Small dark ear spot. Found in eastern Australia and Pacific, previously considered same as C. rex, which is limited to NW Australia and Indonesia.


Information

Max Size: 7 cm

Sea Temperature Range: N/A

Depth: 1-25m

Habitat Generalization Index: 10.58

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 (12.9% 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 (19 per transect)

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