Starcki Damselfish
Chrysiptera starcki
- Usual depth8–43 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Izuzuki, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chrysiptera starcki, commonly known as Starck's demoiselle or Starck's damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, where it has been reported from the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan to Australia, New Caledonia, and Tonga. It was originally described in 1973 as Abudefduf starcki.
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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: 4 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–43 m · Deepest record: 54 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
(c) Izuzuki, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Starcki Damselfish, Starck's Damsel, Starck's Damselfish, Starck's Demoiselle, Stark's demoiselle
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Damisela de Starck
- Japanese
- Senaki-ruri-suzumedai, Senakirurisuzumedai, セナキルリスズメダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 史氏刻齒雀鯛, 斯達克雀鯛, 黃背雀
Other scientific names: Abudefduf starcki, Chrysiptera starki, Chryspetera starcki, Glyphidodontops starcki
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 87 open-data records from 1972 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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