Talbot's Damsel
Chrysiptera talboti
- Usual depth4–16 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Solomon Islands Fish ID Project, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chrysiptera talboti, known commonly as Talbot's damselfish and Talbot's demoiselle, is a species of damselfish. It is a marine fish from the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 67 records
- February: 30 records
- March: 81 records
- April: 60 records
- May: 77 records
- June: 110 records
- July: 101 records
- August: 163 records
- September: 158 records
- October: 162 records
- November: 80 records
- December: 42 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–16 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) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Talbot's Damsel, Talbot's Damselfish, Talbot's Demoiselle
Names in 3 more languages
- Filipino
- Palata
- French
- Demoiselle de Talbot
- Simplified Chinese
- 塔氏刻齒雀鯛, 塔氏金翅雀鯛
Other scientific names: Chryseptera talboti, Glyphidodontops talboti
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).
- 1,248 open-data records from 1909 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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