Whitetail damsel
Pomacentrus chrysurus
- Usual depth1–8 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Pomacentrus chrysurus, the whitetail damselfish, is a species of damselfish in the family Pomacentridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific. It can grow up to 9 centimetres (3.5 in). They are found at a depth range from 0 to 3 metres.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pomacentrus chrysurus”, 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: 10 records
- February: 32 records
- March: 41 records
- April: 33 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 21 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–8 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Whitetail damsel, whitetail damsel, White-tail damsel, Whitetail damselfish, White-tailed Damsel, Whitetailed Damsel, White-tailed Damselfish, White-tip Damsel, Yellow-tailed Damsel-fish
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Damita de cola blanca
- French
- Demoiselle à queue blanche
- Japanese
- Ojiro-suzumedai, Ojirosuzumedai, オジロスズメダイ
- Thai
- ปลาสลิดหินหางขาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚殼仔, 玫瑰雀鯛, 金尾雀鯛, 黃尾雀鯛
Other scientific names: Glyphidodon luteocaudatus, Pomacentrus flavicauda, Pomacentrus hogoleuensis, Pomacentrus luteocaudatus, Pomacentrus rhodonotatus, Pomacentrus rhodonotus
Similar species
Blue DamselPomacentrus coelestis
Ocellate DamselfishPomacentrus vaiuli
- Lemon damsel
Pomacentrus moluccensis
Amboina DamselfishPomacentrus amboinensis
Charcoal damselPomacentrus brachialis
Philippine DamselPomacentrus philippinus
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).
- 916 open-data records from 1830 to 2023.
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