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Damselfishes (77)

General description
Damselfishes are members of the "Family Pomacentridae" consisting of 4 subfamilies, 28 genera, and 321 species are abundant throughout the world's warm waters. Most available Damselfishes belong to one of the following genera: Abudefduf, Dascyllus, Chromis, Chrysiptera, Paraglyphidon, Pomacentrus, and Stegastes. They have a variety of lifestyles including algae farmers, zooplankton feeders, some of them are partners with sea anemones. Many are highly territorial and may become quite aggr [Further read]essive among themselves and toward other tankmates, males may maintain a harem of females. Most of these fish stay in small shoals in the wild when young, breaking away from the group as they grow, and eventually become solitary as adults.Many species are brilliantly coloured, often in shades of red, orange, yellow, or blue; most do not exceed a length of about 15 cm. Juveniles often have a different coloration from adults. No significant markings or distinguishing characteristics differentiate males from females. Some species (e.g. Cromis) are schooling and peaceful fishes, and basically an open water feeder. Most damselfishes live along reefs, but certain species are noted for living among the stinging tentacles of sea anemones.When dealing with several Damsels in one aquarium, plenty of rockwork and hiding places are necessary in order to keep quarrels to a minimum.

Abudefduf(5), Acanthochromis(1), Amblyglyphidodon(3), Amblypomacentrus(1), Chromis(20), Chrysiptera(13), Dascyllus(7), Dischistodus(2), Hypsypops(1), Lepidozygus(1), Neoglyphidodon(5), Neopomacentrus(2), Plectroglyphidodon(2), Pomacentrus(10), Stegates(4)

A. bengalensis

Bengal sergeant

A. saxatilis

A. sexfasciatus

Scissortail sergeant

A. vaigiensis

Indo Pacific sergeant

Acanthochromis (1)

A. polyacanthus

Amblyglyphidodon (3)

Golden damselfish

A. flavilatus

Yellowfin damsel

A. ternatensis

Amblypomacentrus (1)

A. breviceps

Black banded Demoiselle

C. atripectoralis

Black axil chromis

Deep reef chromis

C. dimidiata

Chocolatedip chromis

C. insolata

Apollo Damselfish

C. margaritifer

Bicolor chromis

C. mirationis

Japanese chromis

C. multilineata

Barrier reef chromis

C. okamurai

Okinawa chromis

C. retrofasciata

Black bar chromis

C. vanderbilti

Vanderbilt's chromis

Blue green damselfish

Weber's chromis

C. xanthura

Paletail chromis

Chrysiptera (13)

C. annulata

Footballer demoiselle

Canary demoiselle

C. hemicyanea

Azure demoiselle

C. leucopoma

Surge damselfish

C. parasema

Goldtail demoiselle

King demoiselle

C. rollandi

Rolland's demoiselle

C. springeri

Springer's demoiselle

Starck's demoiselle

Talbot's Damsel

Southseas devil

C. unimaculata

Onespot demoiselle

D. albisella

Hawaiian dascyllus

Whitetail dascyllus

Cloudy dascyllus

D. marginatus

Marginate dascyllus

D. melanurus

Blacktail humbug

D. reticulatus

Reticulate dascyllus

D. trimaculatus

Threespot dascyllus

Dischistodus (2)

D. perspicillatus

D. pseudochrysopoecilus

H. rubicundus

Garibaldi damselfish

Lepidozygus (1)

L. tapeinosoma

Fusilier damselfish

Neoglyphidodon (5)

Bowtie damselfish

N. nigroris

Black and gold chromis

Bluestreak damselfish

N. polyacanthus

Multispine damselfish

Neopomacentrus (2)

Yellow tail demoiselle

N. cyanomos

Regal demoiselle

Plectroglyphidodon (2)

P. lacrymatus

Whitespotted devil

Pomacentrus (10)

P. agassizii

P. amboinensis

P. auriventris

Goldbelly damsel

P. bankanensis

Speckled damselfish

P. burroughi

Burrough's damsel

P. coelestis

Neon damselfish

P. moluccensis

Ocellate damselfish

S. leucostictus

Yellowtip damselfish

S. planifrons

Threespot damselfish

yellow tail damsel

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