Southern Damsel
Chrysiptera notialis
- Usual depth7–14 m
- Water temperature20–26 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Susan Prior, 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: 31 records
- February: 63 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–14 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–26 °C
Photos
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Southern Damsel, Southern Demoiselle
Other scientific names: Glyphidodontops notialis
Similar species
Fiji Blue DevilChrysiptera taupou
Twinspot damselfishChrysiptera biocellata
Blueribbon DamselChrysiptera brownriggii
Blue Damsel-fishChrysiptera cyanea
Grey demoiselleChrysiptera glauca
King DamselfishChrysiptera rex
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).
- 906 open-data records from 1973 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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