Golden Damsel
Amblyglyphidodon aureus
- Usual depth6–31 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, October, and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Amblyglyphidodon aureus, known as the golden damselfish or golden sergeant, is a marine ray-finned fish in the family Pomacentridae, the damselfishes and clownfishes. It is native to the central Indo-Pacific.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 139 records
- February: 111 records
- March: 158 records
- April: 146 records
- May: 141 records
- June: 190 records
- July: 158 records
- August: 144 records
- September: 159 records
- October: 209 records
- November: 158 records
- December: 160 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–31 m · Deepest record: 43 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Slunky, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Golden Damsel, Golden damselfish, golden devil, Golden Sergeant
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Goldener Riffbarsch
- French
- Demoiselle dorée
- Japanese
- Yamabukisuzumedai, ヤマブキスズメダイ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดหินกลมสีทอง
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 金凹牙豆娘魚, 黃背寬刻齒雀鯛, 黑吻雀鯛
Other scientific names: Abudefduf aureus, Amblygliphidodon aureus, Glyphisodon aureus
Similar species
Spiny chromisAcanthochromis polyacanthus
Yellowtail clownfishAmphiprion clarkii
Anemone DemoiselleAmphiprion ocellaris
Ternate chromisChromis ternatensis
Blue-green damselfishChromis viridis
Weber's chromisChromis weberi
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 879 open-data records from 1830 to 2018.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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