Goldtail Demoiselle
Chrysiptera parasema
- Usual depth5–15 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Brian Ong, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Chrysiptera parasema, also known as yellowtail damselfish, yellowtail blue damsel, goldtail demoiselle and other variations, is a saltwater species of fish from the Indo-Pacific. It was described by Henry Weed Fowler in 1918.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) Emőke Dénes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) amfstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Goldtail Demoiselle, Yellow-tail Blue Damselfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Damisela de cola amarilla
- French
- Demoiselle à queue dorée
- Japanese
- Shirikirurisuzumedai, シリキルリスズメダイ
- Thai
- ปลาแดมเซลหางเหลืองนอก, ปลาสลิดหินหางเหลืองนอก
Other scientific names: Abudefduf parasema, Chryseptera parasema
Similar species
Twinspot damselfishChrysiptera biocellata
Blueribbon DamselChrysiptera brownriggii
Blue Damsel-fishChrysiptera cyanea
Grey demoiselleChrysiptera glauca
King DamselfishChrysiptera rex
Blackcap DamselChrysiptera rollandi
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 20 open-data records from 1991 to 2013.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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