Yellowfin Damsel

Chrysiptera flavipinnis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth10–38 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsJanuary, April, and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 20 records
February: 10 records
March: 16 records
April: 21 records
May: 15 records
June: 13 records
July: 10 records
August: 15 records
September: 7 records
October: 11 records
November: 18 records
December: 8 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–38 m · Deepest record: 40 m

10–20 m: 9 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 21 records
26–28 °C: 19 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

English: Yellowfin Damsel, Yellowfin Damselfish, Yellowfin Demoiselle

Other scientific names: Abudefduf flavipinnis, Chrysiptera flavipinna, Glyphidodontops flavipinnis

Similar species

Fiji Blue Devil
Chrysiptera taupou
Twinspot damselfish
Chrysiptera biocellata
Blueribbon Damsel
Chrysiptera brownriggii
Blue Damsel-fish
Chrysiptera cyanea
Grey demoiselle
Chrysiptera glauca
Southern Damsel
Chrysiptera notialis

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).
212 open-data records from 1966 to 2021.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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