Grey demoiselle
Chrysiptera glauca
- Usual depth0–8 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, July, and August
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 49 records
- February: 67 records
- March: 102 records
- April: 74 records
- May: 68 records
- June: 50 records
- July: 112 records
- August: 97 records
- September: 81 records
- October: 84 records
- November: 71 records
- December: 40 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–8 m · Deepest record: 26 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
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(c) eloise kerroux, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jacek Pietruszewski, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Matteo Bellucci, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Auradyme, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Grey demoiselle, Gray Damselfish, Grey Damsel, Grey Damselfish, grey demoiselle, Pale-blue Damsel, sombre damselfish, Sombre Damsel-fish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Demoiselle gris-bleu, Demoiselle grise
- Japanese
- Nezusuzumedai, ネズスズメダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 灰刻齒雀鯛, 青金翅雀鯛, 青金翅雀鲷
Other scientific names: Abudefduf caesio, Abudefduf glaucus, Abudefduf modestus, Chrysiptera hollisi, Chrysoptera glauca, Glyphidodon modestus, Glyphidodon pallidus, Glyphidodontops glaucus, Glyphisodon glaucus, Glyphisodon modestus, Glyphisodon phaiosoma
Similar species
Twinspot damselfishChrysiptera biocellata
Blueribbon DamselChrysiptera brownriggii
Blue Damsel-fishChrysiptera cyanea
King DamselfishChrysiptera rex
Blackcap DamselChrysiptera rollandi
Talbot's DamselChrysiptera 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).
- 904 open-data records from 1830 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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