Fusilier damselfish
Lepidozygus tapeinosoma
- Usual depth9–22 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The fusilier damselfish is a species of damselfish in the Pomacentridae family. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific. They are fond to aquarists. Adults can grow up to a maximum length of up to 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in). It is the only species in the monotypic genus, Lepidozygus which sits in its own subfamily, the Lepidozyginae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 155 records
- February: 203 records
- March: 370 records
- April: 391 records
- May: 116 records
- June: 204 records
- July: 85 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 30 records
- October: 22 records
- November: 31 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–22 m · Deepest record: 56 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Rachel Crane, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Fusilier damselfish, Fusilier Damsel, fusilier damselfish, Fusilier Damselfish, Fusilier Demoiselle, Redwing Coral Damsel
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Fahnenriffbarsch, Füsilier-Riffbarsch
- Spanish
- Doncella soldado
- French
- Chauffet main jaune, Demoiselle fusilier
- Japanese
- Hanadai-damashi, Hanadaidamashi, ハナダイダマシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 胭腹秀美雀鯛, 長雀鯛
Other scientific names: Chromanthias exilis, Lepidozygous tapeinosoma, Lepidozygus anthioides, Lepidozygus tapienosoma, Pomacentrus tapeinosoma
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Black-snouted Sergeant-majorAmblyglyphidodon curacao
DamselfishChromis chromis
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).
- 1,907 open-data records from 1856 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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