Pale-spot Damsel
Dischistodus chrysopoecilus
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ditch Townsend · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 29 records
- February: 19 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 27 records
- May: 30 records
- June: 24 records
- July: 37 records
- August: 22 records
- September: 30 records
- October: 24 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 6.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ditch Townsend · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
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(c) libby hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Slunky, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Pale-spot Damsel, Whitepatch Damsel, White-spot damsel
Other scientific names: Dischistodus chrysopoecillus, Pomacentrus chrysopoecilus, Pomacentrus notostigmus
Similar species
Black-vent damselDischistodus melanotus
Two-barred PullerDischistodus perspicillatus
Honey-breast DamselDischistodus prosopotaenia
Banded DamselDischistodus fasciatus
Monarch DamselDischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus
Cow pilotAbudefduf saxatilis
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).
- 168 open-data records from 1908 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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