Cross' Damsel
Neoglyphidodon crossi
- Usual depth4–10 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Neoglyphidodon crossi is a species of damselfish found in the western and central Pacific. It can grow to a maximum of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Neoglyphidodon crossi”, 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: 2 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 146 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–10 m · Deepest record: 19.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Photos
(c) Nicola Crockford, 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
- Cross' Damsel, Cross's Damselfish, Orange Damsel
Similar species
Black DamselNeoglyphidodon melas
Behn's DamselNeoglyphidodon nigroris
Multispine DamselNeoglyphidodon polyacanthus
Carlson's DamselfishNeoglyphidodon carlsoni
bluebanded damselfishNeoglyphidodon oxyodon
Bar-cheek DamselNeoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus
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).
- 159 open-data records from 1974 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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