Miry's damselfish
Neopomacentrus miryae
- Usual depth7–24 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–24 m · Deepest record: 24 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Daniel Benák, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luca Borghesio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Miry's damselfish, Arabian Damselfish, Miry's Demoiselle
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Demoiselle de Miry
Similar species
Yellowtail demoiselleNeopomacentrus azysron
Chinese DamselNeopomacentrus bankieri
Regal damselfishNeopomacentrus cyanomos
Green-shine DamselNeopomacentrus anabatoides
Metallic DemoiselleNeopomacentrus metallicus
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).
- 47 open-data records from 1960 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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