Damselfishes

These fishes belong in the "Order Perciformes" and "Suborder Labroidei" as members of the "Family Pomacentridae" (Damselfishes) consisting of 4 subfamilies, 28 genera, and 321 species.

Most damselfishes are extremely hardy, colorful, lively, and inexpensive. They are generally very territorial and will eat most foods. It is recommended they not be added to community aquariums until after all the more peaceful fishes have been placed into the system. I've attempted to show here as many as possible, including those not yet seen in the trade or rarely seen.

Abudefduf

A. abdominalis Green Damselfish
A. bengalensis Bengal Sergeant
A. natalensis Natal Sergeant
A. saxatilis Sergeant Major Damselfish
A. sexfasciatus Scissortail Sergeant
A. sordidus Blackspot Sergeant
A. sparoides False-eye Sergeant
A. taurus Night Sergeant
A. vaigiensis Indo-Pacific Sergeant

Amblyglyphidodon

A. aureus Golden Damselfish
A. curacao Staghorn Damselfish
A. flavilatus Yellow Damselfish
A. leucogaster Yellowbelly Damselfish

A. ternatensis Ternate Damselfish

Chromis

These are schooling and peaceful damselfishes, and basically an open water feeder. They should be kept in schools/shoals of three or more. Feed a varied diet a few times daily. Meaty foods such as vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, flake foods high in vegetable matter, and other quality frozen foods are the preferred foodstuffs.

C. agilis Agile Chromis

C. alleni Allen's Chromis

C. amboinensis Ambon Chromis

C. analis Yellow Chromis

C. atripectoralis Blackaxil / Blue-Green Chromis

C. bicolor Bicolor Chromis

C. cyanea Reef / Blue Chromis

C. delta Deep Reef Chromis

C. dimidiata Chocolate Dip Chromis

C. enchrysura Yellowtail Reef Fish / Caribbean Chromis

C. hanui Hawaiian Bicolor Chromis

C. insolata Olive / Sunshine Chromis

C. iomelas Half-and-Half Chromis

C. leucura Whitetail Chromis

C. limbata Azores Chromis

C. lineata Lined Chromis

C. margaritifer Bicolor Chromis

C. mirationis Japanese Chromis

C. multilineata Brown Chromis

C. nitida Barrier Reef Chromis

C. okamurai Okinawa Chromis

C. ovalis Hawaiian Chromis

C. punctipinni Blacksmith / Hawaiian Chromis

C. retrofasciata Black Bar Chromis

C. scotti Purple Chromis

C. vanderbilti Vanderbilt's Chromis

C. viridis Green Chromis

C. xanthura Paletail Chromis

Chrysiptera

C. biocellata Twinspot Damselfish

C. brownriggii Surge Damselfish

C. caeruleolineata Blueline Damselfish / Demoiselle

C. cyanea Blue Devil / Sapphire Devil Damselfish

C. hemicyanea Half-blue / Azure Damselfish

C. leucopoma Surge Damselfish

C. parasema Goldentail / Yellowtail Blue Damselfish

C. rex King Damselfish

C. springeri Springer's Damselfish

C. starcki Starck's Damselfish

C. talboti Talbot's Demoiselle

C. taupou South Seas Devil / Fiji Damselfish

Dascyllus

D. albisella Hawaiian Threespot Dascyllus

D. aruanus Whitetail / Threestripe / Humbug Dascyllus

D. carneus Cloudy Dascyllus

D. marginatus Marginate Dascyllus

D. melanurus Fourstripe / Humbug / Black-tailed Dascyllus

D. reticulatus Reticulate Dascyllus

D. trimaculatus Domino / Threespot Dascyllus

Dischistodus

D. melanotus Blackvent Damselfish

D. perspicillatus White Damselfish

D. prosopotaenia Honey-Head Damselfish

Hypsypops

H. rubicundus Garabaldi Damselfish

Microspathodon

M. chrysurus Yellowtail Damselfish

M. dorsalis Giant Damselfish

Neoglyphidodon

Those in this genus are colorful when juveniles and fairly well tempered. However they loose their nice colors and turn mostly brown and evil-tempered as they get older.

N. crossi Cross's Damselfish

N. melas Black / Bowtie Damselfish

N. nigroris Behn's / Black-mouth Damselfish

N. oxyodon Blue-streak / Javanese / Neon Damselfish

Neopomacentrus

N. azysron Yellowtail Demoiselle

N. bankieri Chinese Damselfish / Coral Demoiselle

N. cyanomos Regal Demoiselle

N. violascens Violet Demoiselle

Plectroglyphidodon

P. dickii Blackbar Devil

P. imparipennis Brighteye Damselfish

P. lacrymatus Whitespotted Devil / Jewel Damselfish

P. leucozonus Singlebar Damselfish

P. phoenixensis Phoenix Devil

Pomacentrus

P. alleni Allen's / Andaman Damselfish

P. amboinensis Ambon Damselfish

P. auriventris Goldbelly Damselfish

P. bankanensis Speckled Damselfish

P. caeruleus Caerulean Damselfish

P. chrysurus Whitetail Damselfish

P. coelestis Neon Damselfish

P. moluccensis Lemon Damselfish

P. nagasakiensis Nagasaki Damselfish

P. pavo Pavo / Blue Damselfish

P. philippinus Philippine Damselfish

P. vaiuli Princess / Ocellate Damselfish

Stegastes

S. aureus Golden Gregory

S. dorsopunicans Orangeback / Dusky Damselfish

S. flavilatus Beau Brummel Damselfish

S. leucostictus Beau Gregory Damselfish

S. nigricans Dusky Gregory

S. partitus Bicolor Damselfish

S. planifrons Threespot Damselfish

S. simsiang Bleeker's / Blueback / Molucca Demoiselle / Damselfish

S. variabilis Honey Gregory Damselfish

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