Yellowtail demoiselle
Neopomacentrus azysron
- Usual depth2–9 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, September, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Catherine Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Neopomacentrus azysron is a damselfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.5 cm in length.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Neopomacentrus azysron”, 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: 21 records
- February: 25 records
- March: 25 records
- April: 41 records
- May: 41 records
- June: 85 records
- July: 33 records
- August: 41 records
- September: 90 records
- October: 56 records
- November: 65 records
- December: 41 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–9 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) amfstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Adelma Hills, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rolf Lawrenz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Elias Freyhof, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Yellowtail demoiselle, Orange-tailed Damsel-fish, Orange-tailed Damselfish, Yellow-tail Damsel, Yellowtail Damsel, yellowtail demoiselle
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Keil-Demoiselle
- Japanese
- Bioraribonsuzumedai, ビオラリボンスズメダイ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดหินหางเหลือง
- Simplified Chinese
- 棕尾新雀鯛, 黃尾新雀鯛, 黃尾雀
Other scientific names: Abudefduf melanocarpus, Pomacentrus azysron
Similar species
Chinese DamselNeopomacentrus bankieri
Regal damselfishNeopomacentrus cyanomos
Green-shine DamselNeopomacentrus anabatoides
Metallic DemoiselleNeopomacentrus metallicus
Miry's damselfishNeopomacentrus miryae
Coral DemoiselleNeopomacentrus nemurus
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).
- 1,662 open-data records from 1877 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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