Tracey's Damselfish
Chrysiptera traceyi
- Usual depth5–25 m
- Water temperature28–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 148 records
- March: 112 records
- April: 364 records
- May: 323 records
- June: 349 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 41 records
- September: 29 records
- October: 70 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–25 m · Deepest record: 46 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–30 °C
Photos
(c) Mike Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Tracey's Damselfish, Tracey's Demoiselle
Other scientific names: Pomacentrus traceyi
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,250 open-data records from 1946 to 2017.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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