Chrysiptera unimaculata, Red Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Dusky yellow body with fine blue lines on head across eye, an ocellus on rear dorsal fin and upper tail base, sometimes a second ocellus on dorsal fin further up the back. Almost identical to the dusky yellow form of Chrysiptera brownriggii (Surge Damselfish), although that species has the rear eye-spot further back on tail (rather than immediately behind dorsal fin). Length to 10 cm.
Information
Max Size: 10 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 19.8-29.7°C
Depth: 0-3m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (11% 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: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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Chrysiptera unimaculata, Red Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
