Metallic Demoiselle
Neopomacentrus metallicus
- Usual depth3–12 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Debra Baker · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 39 records
- March: 29 records
- April: 59 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–12 m · Deepest record: 26.6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Debra Baker · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Metallic Demoiselle
Other scientific names: Abudefduf metallicus
Similar species
Yellowtail demoiselleNeopomacentrus azysron
Chinese DamselNeopomacentrus bankieri
Regal damselfishNeopomacentrus cyanomos
Green-shine DamselNeopomacentrus anabatoides
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 209 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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