Twinspot damselfish

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 59 records
February: 70 records
March: 180 records
April: 156 records
May: 83 records
June: 56 records
July: 118 records
August: 100 records
September: 78 records
October: 90 records
November: 68 records
December: 71 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–8 m · Deepest record: 24 m

0–10 m: 415 records
10–20 m: 36 records
20–30 m: 6 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -0–30 °C

-2–0 °C: 1 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 43 records
26–28 °C: 134 records
28–30 °C: 398 records

Photos

(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Twinspot damselfish, bluebanded damselfish, Deep Reef Chromis, twinspot damselfish, twospot damselfish, Two-spot Demoisele, White-saddle Damsel

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Sujibuchisuzumedai, スジブチスズメダイ

Other scientific names: Abudefduf biocellatus, Abudefduf zonatus, Chromis cinctus, Chrysipera biocellata, Chrysiptera biocellatus, Chrysiptera zonatus, Chrysoptera biocellata, Glyphidodon albocinctus, Glyphidodon antjerius, Glyphidodon cingulatus, Glyphidodontops biocellatus, Glyphisodon albocinctus, Glyphisodon antjerius, Glyphisodon balinensis, Glyphisodon biocellatus, Glyphisodon punctulatus, Glyphisodon rossii, Glyphisodon zonatus, Heliastes cinctus

Similar species

Blueribbon Damsel
Chrysiptera brownriggii
Blue Damsel-fish
Chrysiptera cyanea
Grey demoiselle
Chrysiptera glauca
King Damselfish
Chrysiptera rex
Blackcap Damsel
Chrysiptera rollandi
Talbot's Damsel
Chrysiptera talboti

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,254 open-data records from 1825 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.