Chrysiptera taupou
South Seas Demoiselle | Fiji Damsel | South Seas Devil
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Neon blue head and back sharply demarcated from yellow/orange belly. Black spots merging into stripe from nose through and behind eye, light spots forming irregular rows on sides. Often with a black spot at rear base of dorsal fin. Males and females also differ, with males having blue dorsal fins, while females are mainly yellow.
Information
Max Size: 8 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.4-30.1°C
Depth: 0-10m
Habitat Generalization Index: 3.89
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: Common (28.7% 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.