Blue-peppered Damsel
Chrysiptera oxycephala
- Usual depth1–12 m
- Water temperature29–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Nicola Crockford, 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: 0 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–12 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–30 °C
Photos
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-peppered Damsel, Bluespot Damselfish, Blue-spot Demoiselle
Other scientific names: Abudefduf azurepunctatus, Chrysiptera azurepunctata, Chrysiptera melanomaculata, Chrysiptera oxycephalus, Glyphidodontops azurepunctatus, Paraglyphidodon oxycephalus
Similar species
Fiji Blue DevilChrysiptera taupou
Twinspot damselfishChrysiptera biocellata
Blueribbon DamselChrysiptera brownriggii
Blue Damsel-fishChrysiptera cyanea
Grey demoiselleChrysiptera glauca
Southern DamselChrysiptera 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).
- 46 open-data records from 1954 to 1987.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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