Blackcap Damsel
Chrysiptera rollandi
- Usual depth4–25 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and September
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chrysiptera rollandi, commonly known as Rolland's demoiselle, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Chrysiptera rollandi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 83 records
- February: 73 records
- March: 99 records
- April: 80 records
- May: 104 records
- June: 162 records
- July: 90 records
- August: 67 records
- September: 106 records
- October: 77 records
- November: 104 records
- December: 75 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–25 m · Deepest record: 44 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blackcap Damsel, Blue-head damsel, Bluehead Demoiselle, Blue-headed Damsel, Rolland's Damselfish, Rolland's Demoiselle
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Demoiselle de Rolland
- Simplified Chinese
- 羅氏金翅雀鯛
Other scientific names: Chromis rollandi, Chryseptera rollandi, Glyphidodontops rollandi, Pomachromis rollandi
Similar species
Twinspot damselfishChrysiptera biocellata
Blueribbon DamselChrysiptera brownriggii
Blue Damsel-fishChrysiptera cyanea
Grey demoiselleChrysiptera glauca
King DamselfishChrysiptera rex
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,673 open-data records from 1958 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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