All Species Animalia

Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) is a animal in the Pomacentridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
Animalia

Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Chrysiptera cyanea is a small bright blue fish with distinct color differences between males, females, and juveniles.

Identify with AI — Offline
Family
Genus
Chrysiptera
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Maximum Length

This species of fish reaches a maximum length of 8.5 centimeters.

Base Body Color

Its body is bright blue in color.

Sex and Age Related Markings

Mature males have a yellow snout and yellow tail, while females and juveniles usually do not have yellow coloration, and instead have a black spot at the base of the rear edge of the dorsal fin.

Photo: (c) Shigeru Harazaki, all rights reserved, uploaded by Shigeru Harazaki

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Pomacentridae Chrysiptera

More from Pomacentridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

App Store
Scan to download from App Store

Scan with iPhone camera

Google Play
Scan to download from Google Play

Scan with Android camera