Fiji Blue Devil
Chrysiptera taupou
- Usual depth3–13 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, July, and October
- How commonCommon
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chrysiptera taupou, known commonly as the southseas devil, southseas demoiselle, and Fiji damsel, is a species of damselfish. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean from the Coral Sea to Samoa.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Chrysiptera taupou”, 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: 116 records
- February: 632 records
- March: 731 records
- April: 502 records
- May: 182 records
- June: 154 records
- July: 900 records
- August: 640 records
- September: 395 records
- October: 751 records
- November: 291 records
- December: 74 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–13 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Dominik Maximilián Ramík, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Leon Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Yves Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rachel Crane, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Fiji Blue Devil, Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish, Fiji Damsel, Fiji Damselfish, South Seas Demoiselle, South Seas Devil
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Demoiselle des mers du Sud
Other scientific names: Abudefduf elizabethae, Abudefduf taupou, Chrysiptera elizabethae
Similar species
Twinspot damselfishChrysiptera biocellata
Blueribbon DamselChrysiptera brownriggii
Blue Damsel-fishChrysiptera cyanea
Grey demoiselleChrysiptera glauca
Southern DamselChrysiptera notialis
King DamselfishChrysiptera rex
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).
- 4,808 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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