Chrysiptera unimaculata

Pomacentridae
Onespot Demoiselle, Onespot Damsel, Onespot Demoiselle
  • Chrysiptera unimaculata, Red Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
    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.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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