Jewel Damsel

About this species

Stegastes lacrymatus, the whitespotted devil, also known as the jewel damselfish, lives in the Indo-Pacific and can grow up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 211 records
February: 1,054 records
March: 816 records
April: 1,525 records
May: 1,057 records
June: 969 records
July: 736 records
August: 573 records
September: 649 records
October: 661 records
November: 279 records
December: 133 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–22 m · Deepest record: 187 m

0–10 m: 2,261 records
10–20 m: 3,103 records
20–30 m: 1,080 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

24–26 °C: 31 records
26–28 °C: 114 records
28–30 °C: 499 records

Photos

(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Andrew Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Jewel Damsel, jewel damselfish, Whitespeckled Demoiselle, whitespotted devil, Whitespotted devil, Jewel Damselfish

Names in 6 more languages

German: Juwelen-Demoisellefisch
Spanish: Chopita joya
French: Demoiselle à points bleus
Japanese: Rurihoshisuzumedai, ルリホシスズメダイ
Thai: ปลาสลิดหินลายกากเพชร
Simplified Chinese: 珠點固曲齒鯛, 眼斑椒雀鲷

Other scientific names: Abudefduf florulentus, Abudefduf lacrymatus, Glyphidodon florulentus, Glyphisodon lacrymatus, Glyphisodon nivosus, Plectoglyphidodon lacrymatus, Plectrogliphidodon lacrimatus, Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus, Plectroglypidodon lacrymatus

Similar species

Whitebar gregory
Stegastes albifasciatus
Black damselfish
Stegastes nigricans
Caribbean Cocoa Damselfish
Stegastes xanthurus
Blunt snout gregory
Stegastes lividus
Cow pilot
Abudefduf saxatilis
Scissortail sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus

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).
6,940 open-data records from 1825 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.